Silverstone Classic Balloon Meet 2017 - Terms of Entry

What: The Silverstone Classic Balloon Meet 2017

When: Taking place on 27th - 30th July, 2017

Where: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN

Full details of the Silverstone Classic can be found on the web site at: http://silverstoneclassic.com/

Terms

The following apply to all those participating at the Silverstone Classic Hot Air Balloon Meet 2016 (the balloon meet).

Organisation

The organisers of the balloon meet are Pat Pruchnickyj and Richard Allan.

The balloon meet will be held between the 27th and 30th July 2017, inclusive.

The ballooning coordinators will be Pat Pruchnickyj and Richard Allan who will be in charge of all operational decisions regarding the meet and all ballooning activities during the period.

The balloon meet is to be arranged in accordance with relevant sections of the Air Navigation Order.

No confirmation or acceptance of an application will be given until the appropriate entry fees have been paid and all of the required documentation has been received and successfully checked for accuracy and validity.

No Gas will be provided unless the organisers are in possession of a blank, signed and dated refuelling cheque.

The right to refuse entry to the event is reserved, as is the right to require any participant to leave the event at any time.

Administration

Briefing times will be confirmed at registration; amendments to these times will be posted within the camping area as well as any Meteorological Reports and Forecasts.

Any information provided will be done so in good faith for the guidance of participants.

Permission to launch will be confirmed by Pat Pruchnickyj, Richard Allan or designated launch marshals in the launch area prior to take off (unless stated otherwise at Pilots’ briefing).

Balloons will not launch unless the Silverstone Classic race officials have deemed that the on circuit racing has finished.

Once the launch signal is given it is the pilot’s sole decision as to whether to fly or not.

Registration

All participants must register with Pat Pruchnickyj or Richard Allan on arrival at the balloon meet and be in possession of all relevant documentation that is required to be carried in flight or is required to be safe and legal.

Conditions

By applying to participate in the balloon meet the participant waives the right of any action against the balloon meet organisers, Balloon meet contractors, their employees or anyone assisting the event, in respect of any personal loss or damage sustained by the participant in consequence of any act or omission on the part of said bodies or other participants.

Participants’ balloon(s), trailer(s), vehicle(s), equipment and any other property remain the responsibility of the participants at all times. The organisers take no responsibility for site security or the security of property.

The entire site is open to the public and is managed by Silverstone Circuits Limited. Participants are advised to take particular care both of their own and others’ safety at all times. Disputes between participants and the public are to be settled amicably, without involvement of the organisers.

Participants must provide at least 1 basket space to fly a non-fare paying complimentary guest selected from the local farming community, the organisers, their guests or a charity. There shall be no valuable consideration for this passenger.

English law shall apply in all respects.

Participants

Participants agree to assume full liability for all injury loss or damage to third parties or their property, and to agree to indemnify the organisers in respect thereof.

Pilots are to ensure that they always fly within the limits of their and their crew’s experience and that their balloon is operated within the Operational Limitations set out in their Flight Manual.

Information provided at briefings is given in good faith but shall not restrict pilots from exercising their discretion in appropriate circumstances.

Participants are responsible for the safe operation of their balloons at all stages of inflation, launch, flight and landing. They are to ensure that all equipment and ground crews are adequate for the purposes intended and suitably trained.

No balloon is to make a flight during the balloon meet without the express permission of Pat Pruchnickyj or Richard Allan.

Each balloon shall carry sufficient equipment to allow the pilot to be aware of its position relative to the ground. Temporary airspace restrictions may be applied and will be notified during briefings: violation of notified restricted air space is the responsibility of the pilot concerned.

Aviation (air band) radios are to be kept on listening watch on a frequency to be advised by Pat Pruchnickyj or Richard Allan.

During free flight, a maximum of one vehicle per balloon is permitted within the launch area, unless consent is given prior to the flight.

Provision of ground crew is the responsibility of the participant; their briefing and their actions are the responsibility of the participant.

Participants are to ensure that onlookers and crew not directly providing assistance withdraw to a safe distance during inflation and launch.

If a pilot has any safety doubts, the launch should be aborted and the balloon deflated as soon as possible.

Launch masters may instruct pilots to deflate at any time in the interests of safety.