Great Air Rally Grand Prix

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Welcome & Overview
Great Air Rally Grand Prix
(GAR GP)
  
Welcome to the Great Air Rally Grand Prix (GAR GP).  The GAR GP is an annual series of air rally events conducted in various parts of the world over the course of a calendar year.

The GAR GP concept has evolved out of 10 years of conducting the Great Australian Air Rally (GAAR) and serves to continue the GAAR tradition established by Bluegrass Airlines.

Objective
The GAR GP is, first and foremost, about having fun.  It will provide a series of events for flight simulation pilots of all skill levels, from the novice to the more experienced pilots, to test their flight and navigation skills.

Schedule of Events (approximately four each year)
A GAR GP Schedule of Events is developed each year and will consist of approximately four events.  Some events will be a fixed feature of the GAR GP whilst others will be scheduled on a rotating basis.   This will allow for events in different continents and countries and with different event formats.

GAR GP events will include, but are not restricted to, the following continent and country based Rallies:
Great Australian Air Rally (GAAR);
Great United States of America Air Rally (GUSAAR);
Great United Kingdom Air Rally (GUKAR);
Great European Air Rally (GEAR);
Great Air Rally of Canada (GARC);
Great Air Rally of South America (GARSA);
Great Air Rally of Africa (GARA);
Great Air Rally of Asia (GARoA); and
Great South Pacific Air Rally (GSPAR).

Other special events with a historical basis will also be scheduled and will include events such as the following:
Great Around the World Rally (GAWR) - commemorating Qantas' Around the World service of the late 1950's;
Great England to Australia Air Rally (GEAAR) - commemorating the England to Australia Air Race of 1919, Bert Hinkler's first solo flight between England and Australia of 1928 and the MacRobertson Air Race of 1934; and
Great Trans-Pacific Air Rally (GTPAR) - commemorating Charles Kingsford Smith's first trans-Pacific flight of 1928.

Event Formats
The format for each event will be detailed on the specific event web site.   The flights will involve either and / or a combination of VOR, NDB and "dead reckoning" navigation under both day and night Visual Flight Rule (VFR)  and / or Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) conditions.  Variable departure times and weather conditions will also exist.

Rules, Registration and Eligible Aircraft
Rules, event registration and details regarding eligible aircraft for each event will be detailed on the specific event web sites when the event is formally launched.

Contact
Any queries regarding the GAR GP can be directed via the Forum at the link on the left of this page or in an email to greatairrallygp(at)hotmail.com

 

 
NOTAMS & Recent Updates
(last updated on 11 Aug 11)
  
11 Aug 11
The Great Air Rally of South America (GARSA), the next event in the GAR GP series is officially launched.

The GARSA 2011 focuses on a series of flights around Columbia. To access the GARSA web site, click on the GARSA link under the 2011 Event Schedule.

Unfortunately, the Great Around the World Rally (GAWR), tentatively scheduled for August, has been postponed due to the larger format and complexity of the event.  This event will be rescheduled.
    
06 Apr 11
The Great United Kingdom Air Rally (GUKAR) officially launched.

The GUKAR is being run in association with Bluegrass Airlines by Mutley's Hangar as Mutley's Easter Bunny Air Rally (MEBAR).

To access the GUKAR/MEBAR web site, click on the GUKAR link under the 2011 Event Schedule.
    
27 Mar 11
Great Air Rally Grand Prix launched.