Cross Country Courses/Tours for Qualified Pilots
Expressions of Interest called for the following XC Courses for the 2020/21 season Contact Cloudbase to get on the pilots list as soon as possible 🙂
Craigieburn Thermal/XC Course
Two days: 28-29 Nov (reserve weekend 5-6 Dec). Based at Castle Village in the beautiful Craigieburn Valley (an hour drive from Christchurch) we will hike and fly from local sites and use the drive-up to launch at Mt Cheeseman Ski Field.
Craigieburn Thermal/XC Course
Two days: 10-11 April (reserve weekend 17-18 April). Based at Castle Village in the beautiful Craigieburn Valley (an hour away from Christchurch), hike and fly at local sites and using the drive-up launch at Mt Cheeseman Ski Field.
Courses Include:
- theory evenings
- flight planning
- launch briefings
- xc retrieves within the valley
- radio instruction
- daily debriefs
Course Costs
- cost 300$ with a minimum of 6 pilots.
Required Gear
- GPS/Vario
- reserve parachute (all reserves must be checked BEFORE the commencement of the course)
- wof for wing and harness
- current NZHGPA membership
- UHF radio (with speaker/mic and wind cover)
Optional
- GPS tracker such as Spot/InReach/Livetrack24