The launch period is hereby postponed by 15 minutes to 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM and task 40 is canceled.

Changes at the additional briefing:
- scoring period task1 and 2 untill 20:00
- task 2 new coordinates for HWZ A: 1701-2830  913ft
- task 3 cancelled

here you'll find the short summary of the most important informations and the presentation

Dear pilots,

since we received some feedback that the pilots rely on current wind data from the event organizer, we were able to find a solution that hopefully works for everyone.

Our weather experts will conduct classic Piball Readings. We're still fine-tuning this, but the plan is to have a Piball at 3:00 a.m., one at 5:30 a.m. (following the morning briefing, which will then be distributed via WhatsApp), and one after the evening briefing at approximately 5:30 p.m. (also distributed via WhatsApp). It doesn't make sense to do this before the evening briefing, as this data is usually relatively unusable due to the thermals.

We hope this is a satisfactory solution.

Best regards,

Martin Wegner - Event Director

Dear pilots,

Please check your balloon ID and the images again in watchmefly.

We are currently preparing the relevant lists for the measurement teams, and it would be unfortunate if the measurement teams couldn't identify your balloons.

THANK YOU

Best reagards,

Martin Wegner - Event Director

Update: 
Of course, after the first competition flight on Sunday evening, there is refuelling available. Sorry for that mistake.
If anyone ABSOLUTELY needs gas between training flights 2 and 3, please contact us at office@europeans2025.at. We'll be sure to find a solution on Sunday morning BEFORE the training flight. We just want to avoid crews standing around filling up on gas on Saturday evening while the opening ceremony is taking place at the Volksfestplatz.

Dear all,

please find in the attachement the actual timetable for the EHABC 2025.

Please note that there is NO gas supply between training flights 2 and 3! 
Please factor this into your gas supply and flight duration!

Best regards,

Martin Wegner - Event Director

Please make sure you're logged in as a pilot on the Watchmefly website. Only then you will see ALL the messages!

Martin Wegner - Event Director

Important information regarding wind data during the European Championships

In recent years, local and actual wind data has often been provided during the briefing (from windsonds and drone launches).

There will be NO actual windsonds or drone data available at this European Championship!

We will, of course, have an up-to-date weather briefing from two professionals from Austrocontrol during the briefings, and they will also have relatively recent data from a radiosonde launch nearby. However, NO actual wind data will be published.

Please keep this in mind when planning your competition. If you need current windsond measurements for your flight planning, you will need to organize them yourself.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards,

Martin Wegner - Event Director

Dear pilots,

since I was competing at the German-British Championships last week, I've fallen a bit behind with my preparations for the European Championships.

I'll try to catch up in the coming days, but if you have any questions or concerns, please write to us at office@europeans2025.at , and we'll try to answer them as quickly as possible.

I'll also be setting up various WhatsApp groups soon, which will make communication a bit easier.

Attached is a summary of the most important information from the organizers, which was emailed to the pilots two weeks ago. This information might also be of interest to the crews ;-)

So please check the ENB regularly over the next few days, more information will follow.

Best regards,

Martin Wegner - Event Director

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