Contents 1 UPCOMING EVENTS 1.1 The 2010 Annual Pico Fly-In (September) 2 LATEST NEWS 3 New Pico Club PPG records 4 New International Records 5 information for those who want to organise a fly-in 6 VHF (Air Band) Radio Endorsements

UPCOMING EVENTS

The 2010 Annual Pico Fly-In (September)

Thursday 16, Friday 17 , Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 of September 2010, so mark it on your calendar,
an event not to be missed!

The Biggest, The Best, The Greatest Fly-in EVER…again, in the centre of the universe.
Milbrulong, Southern NSW, Down Under, where the canola grows like sunflowers, the sheep are fat as pigs and
the Milbrulong women cook up the BEST meals in the southern hemisphere

The Thirteenth Annual National Picolight Fly-In ( 2010 )

The Annual National Picolight Fly-in will be held at Milbrulong 16-19 September.
It is organised by The Pico club inc. as a HGFA event.

If you have been before it is pretty much the same as last year (except a new paddock)
If you have not been before this is for you. Camping is the go.
There is a large area of grass on a football ground that is well sheltered.
There are showers, toilets, gas BBQ and a hall. The water is good for drinking.
It costs $5 per person per night. This money all goes to the upkeep of the facilities we use for camping,
is our contribution to the community, and helps assure our welcome.
The alternative is the Lockhart Motel 0269205357 (Tell Penny that Jeff sent you).
Costs $70-80 double $60 single. The caravan park is another option, contact Rachael Ford
0458 205303 mail@lockhart.nsw.gov.au
The paddock for flying is about 3 k from the camp.
The paddock is 80 ha and will have short grass.
I It has a slight slopes so that we can get a downhill take-off, no matter what wind direction.
There are no restrictions on where you can fly, it is open farmland.
The camping facilities will be available from around mid-day Thursday. There will be no flying Monday, the show has to be cleaned up before anybody leaves on Monday.
Anybody leaving before Monday morning is requested to clean up as much as possible so it is not left to a few on Monday.

Milbrulong is about 5 hours from Melbourne and 7 from Sydney and about 12 from Adelaide.
It is about 50 k west of Wagga Wagga in southern NSW and about 10 k from Lockhart.
There are no shops, petrol stations or pubs at Milbrulong so plan to bring what you want or drive to Lockhart.
If bringing petrol is a problem it can be supplied in 20 lit. containers (that you can keep), at cost of
the petrol if you contact Jeff before hand.

The fly-in will not be cancelled no matter what the weather, but the objective is to fly ourselves silly.
If we can not fly we will talk and test things (a thrust test bench will be available).
A pilot safety briefing will be held each evening and the club AGM will be held Saturday lunch time
There will be dinner provided on Saturday and it is expected that you will be attending
( cost is $25.00 for a 3 course meal).

It is all flexible except the finish time.
It will not be allowed to drag on because we have other commitments and everybody must be involved in the cleaning up
because there is nobody else.
We are open to any and all suggestions and look forward to seeing you all.
There will be more information as we go along, but pin this note on the fridge!

Further information can be obtained from Jeff Hoffmann 02 69206233 0429206233 and Jos Weemaes 02 60265658

Join us all for a weekend of fun, flying and frivolity

For information on the event and on-line registration, click on the link below. Time to polish up your muffler and get those plans together....

http://www.ppgaustralia.com/Milbrulong/Milbrulong_2010.htm 

The event is organised by the Pico Club exec and the club executive would like to invite you to be part of this annual flying event

LATEST NEWS

Nominations for Pico Board members are now open and nominations will close on 31 August 2010.
Voting can be done in person or via email, please refer to The Pico Club inc. page for further information

New Pico Club PPG records

Are now open..and ready to challenge you

The purpose of the Pico Club PPG records is to ceate a fun activity, and as such the criteria are not all that stringent.
For those who want to tackle international records, there is information available from the FAI web site.

Admin:
All information related to the record to be submitted to the secretary of The Pico Club for inclusion in the record books, publication in the HGFA magazine “Soaring Australia” ( under Club-News)and The Pico Club web site.
All witnesses names and contact details to be provided in writing.
The Secretary of The Pico club will contact those witnesses for verification purposes

OZ-PPG Record #1 – Open Maximum Distance Flight
Current record holder : Chris Atkinson
Date of Record: 13 March 2010
Location of start: Canungra QLD
Location of landing: West of Surat
Take-off time: 06:50
Landing time: 12:50
Distance covered in straight line: 464 Kilometer
Fuel used: not provided
Equipment details: kangook paramtor and Dudek Nucleon 34m2

Criteria:
• Footlaunch only
• Flying time, anytime between sun up and sun down as viewed from ground level
Validation:
• 2 Witnesses confirming starting time and location
• 2 Witnesses confirming landing time and location
• Distance measured by map or GPS locator

OZ-PPG Record #2 – Maximum distance with limited fuel in circuit Circuit needs to be completed at least once
Current record holder: none
Date of Record: none
Location of start: none
Location of landing: none
Take-off time: none
Landing time: none
Distance covered in circuit: none
Equipment details:
• Glider, brand, type and size
• PPG engine, type, weight and cc
• Pilot weight
Criteria:
• Max fuel 2 litre, starting with empty carby and engine off
• Engine on at all times during flight
• Straight line flying no thermalling
• Cruising height approx 1000 feet
Validation:
• 2 Witnesses confirming starting time and location
• 2 Witnesses viewing the measuring of fuel
• 2 Witnesses confirming landing time and location
• Distance measured by map or GPS locator

OZ –PPG Record #3 – Maximum height gained while flying PPG with limited fuel Current record holder: none
Date of record: none
Max height gained: none
Location of start: none
location of landing: none
Equipment details:
• Glider, brand, type and size
• PPG engine, type, weight and cc
• Pilot weight
Criteria:
• Maximum 2 litre's of fuel, starting with engine off and empty Carby.
• Engine will remain on at all times
• If run out of fuel or engine stops this is declared Max Height
Validation:
• 2 Witnesses confirming take-off location
• 2 Witnesses viewing the measuring of fuel
• 2 Witnesses confirming landing location
• Height gained by GPS or altimeter measurement
• Distance measured to be a straight line from ground level at takeoff field to Maximum height gained
• 2 Witnesses validate height gained.

OZ –PPG Record #4 – Maximum speed over defined distance Current record holder: none
Date of record: none
Time: none
Location of start and landing: none
Equipment details: none
Criteria:
• No fuel limit.
• Distance 50 K ( 2 times 25 K in straight line)
• Landing back in take-off field
Validation:
• 2 Witnesses confirming time at take-off and landing
• 2 Witnesses confirming turning point ( could be by camera photo with date-time stamp or other means)

New International Records

You can find the sporting code (General Section and Microlights) at
http://www.fai.org/microlight/documents/sc10
Paramotors are Microlights of class RP... as per 1.5.2 of SC 10 of the sporting code.
Have a look if you are interested in competing on a international level

information for those who want to organise a fly-in

Also, for those who want to organise their own fly in and want to be covered by the HGFA insurance:

You can do so under the umbrella of The Pico Club inc.

Guidelines in order to organise such a fly-in are also documented under the Club section.

VHF (Air Band) Radio Endorsements

ThePico can help you obtain your VHF Ops endorsement: Visit VHF Radio Operations Endorsement for more information.