Forbes Spring Fly-In
hosted by Moyes Delta Gliders
Come and join the Moyes Team and get a taste of cross country flying in the Spring conditions of Forbes .
It's loads of fun, designed to challenge your cross country skills in a very relaxed and friendly format.
Learn about the weather, task briefings, using your GPS, flying a course and downloading.
Fly with experienced pilots and talk about the days events over a BBQ.
Mission: The home of Australia's flat-land hang gliding and one of the world's greatest flat-land hang gliding locations invites you to experience the thrill of competitive hang gliding, to enhance your flying skills and to further enjoy the great camaraderie of hang gliding.
When:
- Friday 1st October - Monday 4th October, 2021
- Flying days Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Where: Bill Moyes's Paddock, North of the Forbes Airport, Forbes, NSW.
Who: Open to all pilots with a floater glider.
Headquarters: Forbes Aero Club
Entry Fee: FREE
Pay as you go:
Tows are paid daily at $30 per tow.
Site Fee $10 per day.
Camping is available at the Aeroclub for $10 per person per night, payable to the Aeroclub.
If you would like to do your aero tow endorsement at Forbes during the team challenge contact Peter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Equipment: What you need:
- Hang Glider (well maintained!)
- Harness (well maintained)
- GPS or GPS/vario
- Tow release and bridle
- Recently repacked parachute
- Helmet
- Current HGFA membership
- VHF Rating and equipment
- Aero tow Rating
The Team Challenge: There will be 1 team leader and 3 team members, of varying experience, per team.
All supervised, intermediate and advanced pilots are welcome. Each morning we set an achievable task, you launch all together and fly with your team to get to goal and are scored according to your glider category with a handicap system based (based on skill level).
As a pilot you get a taste of competition experience, briefing, weather, using your instruments, flying a course, making goal, downloading and scoring.
Whether you want to taste the competition experience, hone your cross country or thermalling skills, set a few PB's, come along for a fun long weekend.
Numbers are limited, dependant on Dragonflys available, so register now to book your slot.
Retrieve is not included though will be arranged amongst your team.
To Register: please email Vicki, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and include, your name, HGFA#, Hours, Glider, Experience.
if you know anyone interested in driving please have them email us This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Waypoints: forbes_waypoints_2019.wpt (Right click and 'Save Target As'. File saved in geo format).
Free Flyers
Free flyers are welcome, tows to be paid daily, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register as a free flyer.
Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championship 2022
When: January 2022 - Competition details to be confirmed
Sanction:
FAI Cat 2 and HGFA, AAA for Open Class and HGFA AA for Sport Class
