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Manilla entry fee - what is included:
* The MSS Club fee is included in our entry fee,
* Rides from the 3 bomb outs (east, short east, west) to take off
with the 3 Mt. Borah Bashers are included during the competition
* A competition T-Shirt is included
* A map of the flying area is included
* A welcome party is included
* A prize giving party is included
* All scoring, FAI fees for cat.2
* Daily reports on the website
* SMS teammessage Service (in case of task stop or other important info)
* Safety team (in the air and on the ground as well as in the HQ) equipped
with multiple radio stations plus mobile SMS team message service
* Daily weather and task briefings by the best expert for the area (Godfrey)
* Free WLAN at the head quarter
... And hopefully 8 good XC-days again!
What you have to get for flying in Australia
(independent from flying in the 2009 Manilla XC-Open) is:
HGFA temporary membership for Australian insurance in case you are a visiting pilot and not an HGFA member anyway.
Retrieve in Australian competitions
There are many experienced retrieve drivers with and without cars available in Manilla. Pilots normally organize themselves for retrieve in the Manilla XC-Open. Ask Vic & Tom at the Royal Hotel in Manilla to give you contacts for retrieve drivers.
Some advice on renting a car or a Camper Van
We recommend to check out Thrifty for inexpensive car rental deals. When renting from Sydney you can safe the 15% airport surcharge fee by renting from their Alexandria branch about 5km from the airport. You can return the car to the airport however. For Camper Van rentals check out Travellers Autobarn or Wicked Campers. Good prices you can also find at www.camperboerse.de
Travelling by train from Sydney to Manilla
There is a daily train from Sydney to Tamworth and from there you can go the last 45km by bus to Manilla. The train leaves 10:05 am and arrives 16:17 pm. Price is about 59.00 AU $
Here you find many informations for flying in Manilla and flying and travelling in Australia.
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2009 XC-Open Manilla 
