The Great Watermelon Aerial Rodeo 2012

August 30-September 3

Albuquerque, New Mexico

A Hang-gliding and Paragliding Fly-In

A Biwingual Soaring Extravaganza

Brought to you by the

Sandia Soaring Association

www.flysandia.org

sandiasoaring@gmail.com

Mission: To promote Free Flight sports, to generate camaraderie, to forget about working for a while, and to Fly, Fly, Fly!

The Great Watermelon Aerial Rodeo Event Plan

1. Strategic and Tactical Coordination - Central Command HQ
1. Attendance / Regulations
2. Event Staff
3. Event Monitoring and Direction
4. Emergency Coordination / Incident Command
5. Search and Rescue
6. Airspace / FAA
7. Forest Service / Tram / High Finance
2. Communications and Weather
1. Comms

i. Radios (freq’s)

ii. Website

iii. GPS Tracking

iv. Telephone

v. Site Boards

2. Weather

i. One stop website

ii. Launch and LZ Reports

3. Safety, Security, and Medical
1. Safety

i. Flight Line Reviews

ii. First Response / ICS

iii. Contact w/Public Safety (APD, AFD, SAR, etc.)

2. Security
3. Medical
3. Flight Line and Equipment
1. Flight Line Coordination

i. Launch Coordination

ii. LZ Coordination

2. Equipment

i. Sales

ii. Rental

iii. Repair

5. Event Operations
1. Schedule of Events
2. Location Planning

i. Flying Sites

1. Sandia Crest

2. Sandia Peak

3. La Bajada

4. Blue

5. West Hill

6. Towing Site?

ii. Event Locations

1. Launch

2. LZ

3. Stage

4. Toilets

5. Parking

6. Trash

3. Course Planning
4. Events

i. Competitions

ii. Challenge Flights

iii. Fun Flights

iv. Tasks

v. Bomb Drop

vi. Aerobatics

vii. Sky Paper Cutting

viii. Dana Kyle Memorial

ix. Celebration of Extreme Sportswomen

x. LZ Cookouts

xi. Desert Bonfire

xii. Bar Nights / Nightlife

xiii. Glider Demos (West Hill?)

xiv. Towing / Aerotowing

xv. Raffles

1. Falcon Glider

2. Harness

3. Vario

xvi. Prizes (see Sponsors)

1. minigliders.com

6. Travel
1. Lodging,

i. Couch Soaring with Host Pilots

ii. Yard Camping with Host Pilots

iii. Camping out

iv. Hotels

2. Eats

i. Food Vending at LZ

ii. Restaurants

iii. Cookouts

3. Transportation

i. Launch and LZ Shuttles

ii. XC Retrieval

7. Marketing
1. Advertising

i. Magazines

ii. Website

iii. Ad Blitz to Other Clubs / Locations

iv. David Straub

v. USHPA

vi. Hanggliding.org

vii. Australia, Europe, Central/South America

viii. T-Shirts

ix. Local Ads

1. Alibi

2. Radio

2. Sponsorship

i. SSA

ii. USHPA

iii. Red Bull

iv. FlyTec

v. HG / PG Manufacturers

vi. Local Sponsors

vii. Other

8. Media, PR, and Documentation
1. Video
2. Stills
3. Newspaper / Magazine Articles

Event Staff

Chief Event Coordinator:

Chris Grotbeck, grommit13@hotmail.com, 505-991-5100

Assistant Event Coordinator:

Chief Safety, Security, and Medical Officer:

Assistant Safety, Security and Medical Officer:

Chief Weather and Communications Officer:

Assistant Weather and Communications Officer:

Chief Event Operations Officer:

Assistant Event Operations Officer:

Event Planners:

Chief Flight and Equipment Officer:

Assistant Flight and Equipment Officer:

Travel Officer (Lodging, Food, and Transportation):

Assistant Travel Officer (Lodging, Food, and Transportation):

Marketing Officer (Advertising and Sponsorship):

Assistant Marketing Officer (Advertising and Sponsorship):

Media and PR Officer:

Assistant Media and PR Officer: