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Author: Knolli :: *Topic StarterLocation: MUCSubject: Re: Pilot From Ger Wants To Visit UK In July. Advice appreciatedPosted: Tue May 19, 2026 15:39 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 Servus Lothar, IIRC some if not all sites on my planned way demand the 5m insurance. So for the goodwill of the visited site officials I‘d rather pay the BHPA fee. Better safe than sorry. I want to fly and avoid discussions wether my German insurance is enough or not. Same with[…]

Author: lhaegerLocation: Munich, GermanySubject: Re: Pilot From Ger Wants To Visit UK In July. Advice appreciatedPosted: Tue May 19, 2026 14:38 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 BHPA says... Quote: BHPA members carry £5 million third-party insurance cover as a result of their BHPA membership, and most UK flying sites have been negotiated on that basis. Visiting overseas pilots will therefore need to carry proof of suitable third-party insurance cover, and be able to produce an IPPI card to show that[…]

Author: Knolli :: *Topic StarterLocation: MUCSubject: Re: Pilot From Ger Wants To Visit UK In July. Advice appreciatedPosted: Tue May 19, 2026 13:35 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 Hi Andrew, So the membership is mandatory. I‘m not the one to cause problems for the locals, so I‘l apply for it. The local fees are nothing to think about. Wether the Gerling insurence is useful or not is a point I‘ll ask the BHPA by the time. My radio is capable[…]

Author: DVDLocation: Varna, BulgariaSubject: Re: Gaggle reduction?Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 13:34 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 9 The multiple speed sections idea was discussed before (2 - 3 year maybe), but it seems that there is no enthusiasm about it. Fast pilots will have to wait in the middle of the course. It would be good for slower pilots who will be able to catch the group at the second start. There are advantages and disadvantages.... Of course like any[…]

Author: pdealejandroLocation: Potrero de los Funes - SL - ArgentinaSubject: Re: Gaggle reduction?Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 12:11 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 9 I think the problem can't be solved simply by changing the start conditions. It's necessary to give the pilots some incentive to try to break away from the gaggle. We need to propose a game that's more about strategy and less about speed. This could be an alternative for some days, a different type of task. What[…]

Author: AndrewCraigLocation: Wiltshire, EnglandSubject: Re: Pilot From Ger Wants To Visit UK In July. Advice appreciPosted: Tue May 19, 2026 12:01 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 Knolli wrote: Hello everybody. I'd like to visit the UK in July for a round trip to see and fly hopefully many spots clockwise from Calais or Portsmouth in my vanagon. Got noflying friends in the midlands to meet, so NWales might be the northest. Following the skyways along the Downs over Wales to[…]

Author: Knolli :: *Topic StarterLocation: MUCSubject: Pilot From Ger Wants To Visit UK In July. Advice appreciatedPosted: Tue May 19, 2026 9:54 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 4 Hello everybody. I'd like to visit the UK in July for a round trip to see and fly hopefully many spots clockwise from Calais or Portsmouth in my vanagon. Got noflying friends in the midlands to meet, so NWales might be the northest. Following the skyways along the Downs over Wales to the[…]

Author: DVDLocation: Varna, BulgariaSubject: Re: Gaggle reduction?Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 8:32 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 9 Here is how you can make two equally good starting areas. The Start of the Speed Section is the biggest cylinder (with center further down the drawing). Then the pilots must do the 8 km radius, then the 1 km radius and continue down with the rest of the task. Optimized routes from the two starting areas are equal. Of course there might[…]