Sports & Intermediate British National Championships, 2023
- Location
- Conington
- Dates
- 24th August - 26th August
- Entry deadline: 15th August
- Contest Director
- Chris Sills 07966 612434
- Chief Judge
- Brian McCartney 07885 363187
- Airfield Contact
- Julie Churchill (01487 834161)
- Levels
- Power
- Sports - £75.00 (British National Spo Power Champion)
- Intermediate - £120.00 (British National Int Power Champion)
- Competing pilot fee
- £25.00
- Registration
From 09:00hrs Thursday
- Briefing
Thursday : 10:00hrs
Friday : 08:00hrs
Saturday : 08:00hrs
- Programme
Wednesday
- Practice day - To register your interest in booking a practice slot, email contests@aerobatics.org.uk
Thursday
- AM Sports Known, Intermediate Free Known
- PM Sports Unknown 1, Intermediate Unknown 1
Friday
- AM Sports Unknown 2, intermediate Unknown 2
- PM Sports Unknown 3, Intermediate Unknown 3
Saturday
Completion of sequences not flown
- Notes
Practice day - Wednesday 23rd August. Conington management have kindly agreed to a practice day ahead of the National Championships. Pilots who are interested in booking a slot should email their interest to contests@aerobatics.org.uk Only pilots who have entered the competition will be eligible for an allocated slot. Pilots will pay a separate airfield usage fee of £25 to the airfield.
Electronic copies of Intermediate Free Known sequences (Aresti or OpenAero, preferably in ".seq" file format) must be received by the closing date, or the default sequence must be flown
Airfield details
For more information on this airfield pleae visit http://www.flying-club-conington.co.uk/
- Name & location
- Conington EGSF, 7nm S Peterborough
- Contact details
- Julie Churchill (01487 834161)
- Notes
Pilots arriving from the North/Northwest should particularly avoid Sibson ATZ where intensive parachuting operations take place.
Radar service is obtainable from RAF Waddington if coming from the north, possibly Lakenheath or Marham if from the east, up to 1700 local on Friday.
See Conington's overhead joining info
- Consumables
- AVGAS 100LL, Jet A1
- Hangarage
- Limited
- Maintenance
- An engineer is on call at weekends
- Accommodation
Try also:
- Redwings Lodge (A1 5m south) 01487 830100
- The Bell Inn (Stilton) 01733 241066
Contest entrants
| Pilots name | Aircraft & registration | Date entered |
|---|---|---|
| Sports (British National Spo Power Champion) | ||
| Barbara Blythe | G-EEEK (Extra 200) | 2nd January |
| Blair Keen | G-GEEK (Extra 200) | 23rd March |
| Thierry SCHMIDT DE LA BRELIE | G-BTTR (Pitts S2A) | 25th June |
| Isabel Rutland | GISZA (Pitts S2A) | 10th July |
| Jacob Hinson | GLOC (E200) | 13th July |
| Michael Engstler | G-URGH (Extra330LX) | 15th July |
| James Seward | G-KITI (Pitts S-2E) | 18th July |
| Ben Voce | G-PTTS (Pitts S2A) | 1st August |
| Tom Gamage | G-BTTR (Pitts S2A) | 3rd August |
| Charlie Coode | G-BTTR (Pitts S-2A) | 5th August |
| Arjan Vlietman | G-EEEK (Extra 200) | 8th August |
| Adam Byles | GBTTR (Pitts S2A) | 14th August |
| Brian Patrick Smith | G-BTTR (S2A) | 16th August |
| Moinak Das | G-GLOC (Extra 200) | 21st August |
| Intermediate (British National Int Power Champion) | ||
| Nick Riddin | G-TAZZ (DR107) | 10th July |
| Gary Ferriman | G-IDII (DR107) | 10th July |
| Andy McKee | G-FUUN (Twister) | 11th July |
| Tony Maxwell | G-TWOO (E200) | 3rd August |
| Jez Burgoin | N80035 (Pitts S2A) | 8th August |
| Ruth Scott | G-IIID (DR107) | 12th August |
Judges & assistants
Below are all judges and assistants who have volunteered to help out at this contest
| Thu 24th August | Fri 25th August | Sat 26th August |
|---|---|---|
| Brian McCartney 07885 363187, CJ | Brian McCartney 07885 363187, CJ | Brian McCartney 07885 363187, CJ |
| Rodolphe Hervé | Rodolphe Hervé | Rodolphe Hervé |
| Eric Marsh | Eric Marsh | Eric Marsh |
| Ian Scott | Nick Buckenham | Nick Buckenham |
| Nick Buckenham | Piers Gale (Asst) | Piers Gale (Asst) |
| Piers Gale (Asst) | Neville Howarth (Asst) | Leif Culpin (Asst) |
| Neville Howarth (Asst) | Leif Culpin (Asst) | - |
| Leif Culpin (Asst) | - | - |