Balloons can be dropped off at the Farm
Dec 11^th from 11:00 – 18:00
Dec 12^th from 09:00 – 22:00

Return of the cars can be done at the Palm DZ:
Dec 11^th from 11:00 – 20:00
Dec 12^th from 11:00 – 22:00

Fun flights on Dec 11th PM and on Dec 12th AM are NOT permitted.

The following briefings are scheduled for a competition flight:

Dec 6 – 05:00 & 14:00
Dec 7 – 05:00 & 14:00 (both briefings cancelled)
Dec 8 – 05:00 & 14:00 (both briefings cancelled)
Dec 9 – 05:00 & 14:00
Dec 10 – 05:00 & 14:00 (14:00 briefing cancelled)
Dec 11 – 05:00 – Event debriefing at 11:00

As per rule I.7, the  last  flying  day  will  be  December  11th AM, unless the minimum number of tasks under rule have not been achieved, in  which  case  the  last  flying  day  will  be  December  11 PM.

Please find here the results, updated directly as soon as new results are available:

http://www.balloon-enb.org/results/wag2015/

All general and competition briefing related documents can be downloaded here:

WAG AX Antidoping and alcohol policy.pdf
WAG AX General Safety Guidelines.pdf
WAG AX General Briefing Notes – Draft 1.pdf

Flight 1
Tasksheet.pdf

Flight 2
Tasksheet.pdf

Flight 3
Tasksheet.pdf

Detailed instructions about training flights can be found here:

WAG AX Training flights instructions.pdf

UPDATE 03.12.2015 23:00:
Briefings will be

Dec 4th
05:00 in the Briefing room, Grand Excelsior Hotel.

Dec 5th
05:00 in the Briefing room, Grand Excelsior Hotel.

IMPORTANT: No individual training flights are permitted !!! All flights must be done under the coordination of Mike Howard. Attendance of the briefing is mandatory for each flight.

Latest update: 02.12.2015

The following process has been organized for all competitors to pick up their cars and balloon equipment:

Starting from Dec 2nd, 2015:

10:00 – 13:00 – Pickup of cars at Palm DZ (RTA Building, not Registration tent!!). Tell them you are a pilot and require van for retrieving the balloon. Select a van. Give them the following documents:

• a copy!!! (please make copy before coming) of your passport
• a copy!!! (please make copy before coming) of driving license: all drivers
• credit card: make sure authorizations are possible on the card

After pickup of car – Drive to the West Gate of the farm (2654/7987), tell them you are coming to pick up your balloon. Drive and collect your equipment from the hangar.

After pickup of balloon – You will be able to refuel your balloon at the times and location as announced on this ENB.

OTHER RECOMMENDATION: Please download the RTA SmartDrive App for your smartphone. It’s a perfect navigation app for Dubai.

SmartDrive on Google Play Store
SmartDrive on Apple App Store

The official map will only be available as digital version, to be downloaded here.

No paper map will be available!

Download here the latest version of a standard map:
WAGDubaiv2b.zip (.map&image for Ozi)
WAGDubaiv2b.rmap (for CompeGPS/TwoNav)

The best map for flying and navigating is Google Earth. Download here a calibrated version with all PZs and other areas defined on it:
WAGDubaiGEv2.zip (.map&image for Ozi)
WAGDubaiGEv2.rmap (for CompeGPS/TwoNav)

The following kml files include:
– a black area that will mainly be used for flying and is sized for printing,
– main PZs and flying areas
– additional PZs that will be updated if needed.
 WAG AX Map Overlay v6_2_zip (UPDATE WITH NEW PZ32)

The official map used for scoring will be defined at the general briefing. A file with the borders of PZs, as used in scoring, will also be published later.

Note: The modifications on version 2 are:
– PZ and area overlay for the Google Earth version
– image optimization on standard map

Another image-optimized version may be published later.