14th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships 2026

Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen, Germany,   August 1, 2026 – August 14, 2026

Task 8, Club, August 11, 2026

Task version: - (v2)
Turnpoint Distance Direction Observation zone
SP3 14.85 km 268.4° Line 20.00 km (Radius 10.00 km)
Treuchtlingen 43.04 km 58.0° Cylinder R=0.50 km
Denkendorf 40.73 km 94.5° Cylinder R=0.50 km
Zwiefalten 167.01 km 243.1° Cylinder R=0.50 km
Muensingen 19.71 km 356.5° Cylinder R=0.50 km
Aalen-EDPA 68.20 km 55.7° Cylinder R=5.00 km
Total: 338.68 km

Task notes

RWY in use: RWY09 | GRID: 8:00 - 9:45 | First launch expected: 12:00 CEST
QNH: 1023 hPa | Aalen Elevation: 586 m MSL | Maximum flight altitude: FL95
RADIO: Tow, Approach, Aalen radio: 121.405 | Start line, Competition & Safety: 128.890
START LINE Opens normally 25 minutes after last launch in class | Length: 20km
ENERGY CONTROL - Maximum Start Altitude: 2300 m MSL, Maximum Start Groundspeed: 170 km/h
PRE-START ALTITUDE limit: Not in use today
PEV START - WAIT time: 10 minutes, START window: 5 minutes, Max. number of starts: 3
FINISH RING 5 km, Minimum finish altitude: 900 m MSL
CONTEST SUNSET: 20:43 CEST
Competition mobile: +49 174 5237 664
Emergency phone number: 112 | Emergency frequency: 121.5
IGC file submission: email to scoring@jwgc2026.org
Outlanding report: lowcrop.aero
RWY for landings: RWY09

Inactive airspaces: LFA 7, EDR135B Hammelburg NOTAM, EDR135C Hammelburg NOTAM, EDR132B Heuberg NOTAM, PARA Bad Ditzenbach EDPB 135.985, PARA Dinkelsbuehl EDND 134.535, PARA Unterschuepf EDGU 132.015, PARA Rothenburg odT EDFR 128.360