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Narromine Cup Week 2007

Narromine Cup Week 2007
Plans are well underway for one of the most popular events on the gliding
calendar, Narromine Cup Week, to be held from 18 to 24 November inclusive.
If you are planning to attend then book your accommodation early.
This will be the 11th year of Narromine cup week.

The Narromine Cup gliding event is a promotion established

between the Narromine Council and the Narromine Gliding Club, the local

gliding club. The concept was to hold a non commercial gliding event and to

offer the basic requirement to allow pilots to achieve their personal best

performances in a friendly non competitive atmosphere. A cup would be

awarded for the best performance over three flights on a handicapped scoring

system. This would allow a large cross section of pilots and aircraft

performance who would not normally enter competitions or fly from another

airfield to participate and to be competitive. It is established as an

opportunity to encourage cross country enthusiasts to use the whole gliding

day to achieve the best possible performance.


The first cup week attracted 9 visiting aircraft and from that time the

event has grown each year and has become an important calendar event in

Australian Gliding. This week has become one of the very few gliding event

in Australia that is held at the same site each year. In 2003 and 2004 the

event attracted more than 70 pilots. Some smaller gliding clubs bought their

fleet of aircraft and are taking advantage of the coaching program

established by our organising committee and the GFA coaching group.


The Narromine Gliding Club is a small regional based group. The members who
donate their time for this week are just 6 members committed to the concept
of the cup week and the promotion of Narromine and cross country soaring. As
the number of participants grows it is a challenge to increase our number of
volunteers. This year we have started our planning early with the
expectation of more than 80 visiting pilots. The Orana
Soaring Club has arranged the following program and plan for financially
support from sections of the gliding community and the local businesses. The
support sought from the GFA, NSWGA, Local council and Local business is
pivotal to the success of the week as a major gliding event.


1. A coaching program for Silver to Diamond badge cross country
flight. Participation by the Australian and state coaches.

Sponsored by The Gliding Federation of Australia

2. Daily seminar/training sessions between 9.00am and 10.00 in the

auditorium

This year the program will address. Evaluating gliding weather, safe towing,

advanced coaching, lookout (see and avoid),

Sponsored by The New South Wales Gliding Association

3. Prizes for the "Best performance by a novice Silver C pilot" and
"Longest flight of the week"

Sponsored by Narromine local business

4. Winner of the Narromine Cup

Sponsored by the Narromine Gliding Club

5. Preparation of the airport and facilities

Sponsored by the Narromine Council

The organisers will provide each day a weather briefing, operations
briefing, daily seminar, assistance with task planning, official
observers, launch and assistance with flight verification. Fees charged for

the week is a $30 contribution by each pilot for the collection of weather

using the Cu-Sonde. Tows will be charged at club rate.


The club is a fully licence facility within the new
Narromine Aviation Museum Complex which also houses the Museum, Narromine

Aero club and Auditorium. Full catering is provided at very reasonable

prices to ensure that visitors have a friendly, fun, safe week gliding and

make many new flying friends.

Camping is available on site at the Airport Caravan Park.
Two motels, Two hotels, Two caravan parks provide accommodation in the town.


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