Booker Regionals 2017

Wycombe, United Kingdom,   15 July 2017 – 23 July 2017

Champions

Mixed
1 240 Ken Barker 1,742
2 370 Dennis Campbell 1,736
3 41 Mark Davenport 1,731

Re-task

Launching will start at 14:00, task B, which is a double out and return HDT to the north. For a K21 the distance is 154.5 and for a JS1 it's 210.9.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 17 July 2017 at 12:39.

Monday 17th July - Day 1

A task has been set, a double out and return HDT to the SW. For a K21 the distance is 179.2k and for a JS1 it's 244.4k. For more details see Live Tracking on the BOoker website, link here: http://www.bookergliding.co.uk/activities/bookerregionalstrack.html FIrst launch not before 1230 
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Written by: RedKite Control on 17 July 2017 at 11:17.

Sunday Scrubbed

Sunday is scrubbed. Rig and Grid before next briefing, 10:00 on Monday.  Please get to briefing a little early to allow time to collect egg and bacon rolls.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 16 July 2017 at 15:02.

Sunday task set, sniffer on track

Task is set and sniffer on track checking cloudbase.  For More updates checkout the Booker Regionals Tracking page. We will enter the task on the map display later. http://www.bookergliding.co.uk/activities/bookerregionalstrack.html  
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Written by: RedKite Control on 16 July 2017 at 12:52.

Sunday, Task Set

There is a chance of a soaring window this afternoon so a small task has been set for Sunday, approximately 100k. There is rebrief on the front of the grid at 12:00.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 16 July 2017 at 10:20.

Saturday 15th Scrubbed.

No flying Saturday.  Today is a non competition day.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 15 July 2017 at 12:45.

Re-brief at 12:00

There will be a rebrief at 12:00 in the clubhouse.  Cloudbase not expected to go above 2000 feet.
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Written by: RedKite Control on 15 July 2017 at 09:51.

Airspace 15-17 July

Airspace file including RIAT at Fairford and British Grand Prix at Silverstone has been posted RIAT airspace at the weekend is large and extends from west of Aston Down to the eastern edge of the Brize Norton Zone and from south of Sandhill Farm to the northern edge of Brize Norton zone. On Monday this shrinks to an approximate 12x6nm box. Silverstone is a RA(T) coveriing the Turweston ATZ and a polygonal area around Silverstone approximately 5x5 nm.
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Written by: Peter Wyld on 15 July 2017 at 00:14.

Registration open

Registration is now open until 6pm this evening. Will re-open at 08:30 on Saturday. Please register before briefing on Day 1.
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Written by: Robert Smith on 14 July 2017 at 10:17.

Scoring queries

for scoring queries, sending igc files etc. mailto:bookerscorer@gmail.com
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Written by: Peter Wyld on 26 April 2017 at 06:37.
Edited by: Peter Wyld on 26 April 2017 at 06:38.

Latest task

Task 7, 22 Jul 2017
Task distance: 99.57 km
Updated: 22/07/2017, 11:22

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