14th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships 2026

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

Practice 3, Club, 1 August 2026

Task version: - (v2)
Turnpoint Distance Direction Observation zone
Aalen-EDPA 0.00 km 0.0° Line 10.00 km (Radius 5.00 km)
SP5 6.20 km 302.8° Cylinder R=0.50 km
Ellwangen 17.38 km 10.2° Cylinder R=0.50 km
Kaisheim 46.60 km 117.1° Cylinder R=0.50 km
Aalen-EDPA 36.36 km 271.6° Cylinder R=3.00 km
Total: 106.54 km

Task notes

RWY in use: RWY27 | GRID: 8:00 - 09:30 | First launch expected: 13:00 CEST
QNH: 1018 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 20 minutes after last launch in class | Length: 10km
ENERGY CONTROL - Maximum Start Altitude: 1600 m MSL, Maximum Start Groundspeed: 170 km/h
PRE-START ALTITUDE limit: Not in use today
PEV START - WAIT time: 7 minutes, START window: 10 minutes, Max. number of starts: 3
FINISH RING 3km, Minimum finish altitude: 800 m MSL
CONTEST SUNSET: 20:30 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: RWY27

Inactive airspaces: LFA 7