Practice Day:                          Sat. 10^th December 2011

Compulsory Briefing:             Sat. 10^th December 2011 @ 19.00 hrs

Competition Days:                  11^th  – 22^nd December 2011

Prize giving:                            Thurs. 22^nd December 2011 – time & venue t.b.a.

Bulletin 2: 

1. Apologies – previous Bulletin and Entry Form stated Compulsory Briefing would be on Sun. 11^th, when in fact it will be on Sat. 10^th December after the practice day flying.
2. At this stage, only 4 entry forms have been received. A reminder that Entry fees will be considerably more expensive if you have not entered by 15^th November latest. Pilots are also reminded that considerable planning and arrangements need to be organised – please advise if you are intending to compete.
3. Keen and eager volunteers to assist with some of the tasks, in order to spread the load, will be welcomed.
4. Competing pilots should preferably have their own crew member, if at all possible. Please ask around at your own Clubs if there any members who would be willing to be at the Nationals to assist both you and the organization.  
5. Gliders carrying water are advised that they may NOT dump water on the scale. They must go-around and join the queue again having dumped the water off the scale. The same weighing formula will be used as in previous years.
6. Handicaps as previously approved and used.  
7. Requirements for the S.African licence validations for overseas competitors will be as last year. Overseas competitors will be advised what is needed on receipt of their Entry Form.
8. Those with hand-held or base ground stations are required to have a radio licence for the radio.

Organisation   

• Contest Director – Keith Ashman  
• Safety Officer/deputy CD/Runway Marshall – Ian Buchanan
• Scoring – Peter (Boris) Wyld;  
• Met – Sven Olivier
• Chief Tug Pilot – Connie Conradie  
• Organising committee – Dave Mortimer, Keith Ashman, Ian Buchanan, Carol Clifford

ENTRY FEES & TOW FEES:

15m/Std & 18M/Open:

Entry before 15/11/2011                                                                      R1 800.00

Entry after    15/11/2011                                                                     R2 650.00                              

Club class:

Entry before 15/11/2011                                                                      R1 000.00

Entry after    15/11/2011                                                                     R2 650.00

Daily fees for pilots not participating the full duration:                               R   300.00 per day

Expected Tow fees:  (subject to any major increases in fuel prices)

Club class (aerotow below 450kg)                                                         R   330.00

15m-18m  (aerotow below 600kg)                                                         R   390.00

Open (aerotow below 850kg)                                                               R   440.00

Payments to be made to: Soaring Society of South Africa (SSSA), Standard Bank, Bedford Gardens (018305), a/c 022.529.373 – please include your name & SANats2011

All Communications please to:  Carol – mailto:bobcar@global.co.za">bobcar@global.co.za>