GAAR 2005
PREAMBLE
WELCOME to
the GAAR 2005.
To the pilots that flew with
us last year it is great to see you returning for this years event.
To the pilots flying with us
for the first time we hope that you enjoy your adventure around
This years GAAR has no
competition side to it, the aim this year is navigation, be it modern day GPS
or the old system of yesteryear known as Dead Reckoning, follow the course and
instructions that have been set out for you, fly and navigate your aircraft to
the best of your ability and most important have lots of fun flying the event.
This year along with the
normal navaids we are using intersection waypoints as we progress along our
route, so we shall be making good use of our aircraft GPS system. For those
without GPS it will be even more fun and "seat of the pants flying",
calculating your ground speed (you may use airspeed for simplicity) and time to
each of the selected waypoints. Both methods are accepted whether you have GPS
or not, it is pilots choice.
The GAAR for this year has
been designed to keep pilots busy whilst flying each sector. You will notice
the "LEGS" included in each sector which will take you to each of the
waypoints and finally to your destination. You will also notice that at each
waypoint there is written "N-R" or "Reporting ".
The "N-R" stands
for "Non- Reporting" so no clerical action needs to be taken at that
waypoint.
Waypoints that have
"Reporting" written after them, you will need to log your time at
that waypoint "In Minutes" from your "Zulu Brakes Release"
start time for the sector. Each subsequent "Reporting" waypoint
within the sector is still to be recorded in "Minutes" from your
"Zulu Brakes Release" start time.
For simplicity this year we
are using Zulu Time for Brakes Release and
This system has been
developed so that pilots may visit the web site and compare information with
other pilots flying the same aircraft type.
Your Sector Information
pages have been designed as "working pages" for recording times etc,
so that all relevant information can be on the one sheet.
Once you finish flying the
sector you can then just transfer the required information to the
"PIREP" that Bill Von Sennet will develop for the event.
Pilot are asked to fly the
GAAR accurately, that is fly to the listed waypoint before commencing the next
leg of a sector, even if you may have the next waypoint or navaid displaying in
your cockpit. Also any speed or altitude limitations must be strictly adhered
too, this is for your safety as well as others in the air.
I would like to suggest that
before you take-off, that you print out the sector that you are about to fly,
study it accurately and then study each of the legs within the sector, also
note any flight limitations. If you have any maps, be it air, road, topographic
or your childs school atlas plan out where you are going before take-off.
Be aware and stay one step ahead of your aircraft at all times.
That’s all for the
heavy stuff J.
The GAAR for this year has
very few limitations;
AIRCRAFT; All types are accepted
so long as they can fly into and out of the shortest runway for the event. The
shortest runway is 4,198’ at an elevation of
18’.
ATC, MULTIPLAY or VATSIM is
at pilots discretion.
WEATHER; You
may use Real World, make you own or have default, pilots discretion. We have
not included alternate airports if the weather closes in at a destination. This
is the responsibility of the Pilot in Command to flight plan and carry enough
fuel for an alternate airport if such an event should occur.
AI TRAFFIC; Depending on
what your computer system can handle, pilots
discretion.
FLIGHT TIMES; You may conduct your flights at any time day or night.
PIREPS: Bill will inform you
and supply the pirep system that he will require.
MOST IMPORTANT; Have a great
time and lots of fun flying the GAAR 2005. Visit the Forum often and have your
say, submit your screen shots as you wish, all of this makes for a great and
memorable event.
Happy Landings
Capt Rob Finn
BGAD 003