General Briefing 2026
IT WILL BE UPDATET BEFORE AND AFTER THE GENERAL BRIEFING!
Welcome to Disentis!
- Ursin Huonder (President of the Club)
- Silvan Manetsch (Finance)
- Nic Jacomet (Meet Director)
- Schmo, Marco Schmed (infrastukture, take off)
- Daniel Graf (Safety)
- Oliver Flügel (Trackers)
- Marco Vergari (Airspace)
- Rüdiger Gördes (Take Off Marshall)
- ??? (HQ and Retrieve)
- Peter Stierli (drivers of our Bus)
- Karin Koch (Coffee at Caischavedra and much more)
All together more then 25 assistants! Many thanks to all of them!
- Andy Busslinger (photographer)
- Renato Barnetta (Media)
- Jörg Ewald. Jörg (Technical Delegate, Meteo, Tasksetting, Briefings)
- Jérôme Kägi (Meteo, Tasksetting, together with Jörg and our team)
- Raphael Oerer (Event Manager)
Sponsors
- Jack&Jones (Davide Licini, T-Shirts, Gifts)
- Niviuk (Prizes, Vouchers of CHF 2000)
- Gin Gliders (Prizes)
- La Sportiva (Prizes, great Gore-Jackets)
- Valser (Bottles, Cash)
- Kaffeepause (Mark Raddatz: good Koffee)
- Digital Republic (free Sim Cards)
- SSSD, Giusi Flepp (office)
And the big support of Catrina Resort, Graubünden Sport and the Swiss Hangliding Federation.
Information, Communication
We use a Telegramm Group for all Infos (meteo, timing, task-file and so on). You can register yourself with this link:
Official Telegram Group 2026:
https://t.me/+uZJuzJhhELg1YzM0
General Information
Results
Open Chat
Retrieve
Program
Our Website (program) is up to date. These evenings are planned according to the weather:
- Tuesday: Spaghettiplausch, incl. Salad-buffet and Water on the table (CHF 17 instead of 24, registration on Telegram-Survey)
- Wednesday: Thai Curry, incl. Salad-buffet and Water on the table (CHF 17 instead of 24, registration on Telegram-Survey)
- Friday: Pilots-Evening (BBQ). Relatives can join us (CHF 33, to be paid at HQ)
General
Campers:
Only for Camper-Vans and Minibusses. NO Tents (it is a political issue). Do NOT use the Car-Parc behind the Hotel (some places should be free for Hotel Guests)
12.-/p/night, excl. tourist tax
- Please pay your amount at the reception of Catrina Lodge. You will get a receipt, which must be placed under the windscreen.
- only 1 shower (please respect women :-))
- toilets are open during the night
- cleaning once / day (from the Loge)
Internet for foreigners
@ HW
You can collect a free Sim-Card from Digital Republic. We will activate it for you.
Gliders:
You can leave your gliders downstairs at HQ (not locked)
Shuttle from the campsite:
If necessary, we organise transport in the morning from the camping and the town-center
Sandwiches at Caischavedra:
If you want a sandwich, it's better to order (and pay for) the day before.
Coffee, tee and croissant at middle station:
Thanks to our sponsor kaffeepause.ch we will have 2 Coffee machines in the middle station for good coffee. Croissants are offered from the organisation.
Important:
You can consume whatever you want in the tent. But not on the terrace of the restaurant. Thank you!
Photos/Video:
-Martin Scheel will be our Cameraman in the Air
- Official photographer is Andy Busslinger
- I will make videos
- The link for free download of this material will be published at Telegram.
Retrieval
Retrieval with offitial carrier RHB, MGB and Postauto. We will publish a promotional code for the return journey via Telegram. It is the same code for the hole week.
We have to use the SBB App or their website at sbb.ch.
Instructions: Retrieval
Tracker
- Oliver Flügel
- Please remember your tracker number
- The trackers will be handed out at the middle station Caischavedra
- Switch on tracker before start
- most trackers you cannot switch off yourself
- Tracker return: Normally at HQ.
- Find the Instructions for the Trackers here
Livetracking-Link:
TBD
Meteo
- Meteo-Briefing ONLY AT TELEGRAM in the morning. We make only an update at the Briefing.
www.meteo-shv.ch, www.meteo-fsvl.ch
- User: info@disentis-open.ch
- Key: DO20
Safety
Safety phone (forwardet to Daniel Graf) +41 77 478 39 02
Headquarter and Retrieve phone +41 77 275 18 03
The REGA (Swiss helicopter system) is informed about our competition.
- Serious accidents:
Call the REGA
1414 (Swiss phones) or +41 333 333 333
112 (this goes to the police, but will be forwarded)
Download the REGA-App (Swiss phones only). You can call very easy emergency. - "normal" accidents:
Call the safety number. We will act accordingly (and call the REGA if you are safe). - Tree landings and rescue:
Call us! We have professional tree operators and we will inform the REGA about the incident.
Radio
Main radiosystem is PMR
- Channel 7-38. To enter manually: 446.08125 / 250.3 rt-cdc
- Infos to PMR
- 157 400 (limited to take-off and landing site, Martin in the air)
Telephone number
- Even if the data sim does not allow a telephone connection: We need a working phone number for Safety
- If you use a Digital Republic SIM in your phone, we can call you. Please inform us, if you will be using the Digital Republic SIM
- Importand numbers and other infos are in the description of the Telegram-chat.
Level System, Trackers
Your tracker must be installed in your cockpit. It has to be within your visibility and within your reach for level reports
We will also transmit official Informations through the Flymaster Trackers (Task Cancelled)
Level Reportings
- Level 1 = good flying, good conditions. (mostly not needed, if we
- Level 2 = at the limit, but still ok.
- Level 3 = you should stop the task
You can report back with this App (you don't get a answhere „report back successful“, but you see your report back in the App).
Registration SMS
Once only at registration “para start so” (Swiss Open) to the CCSS-Number +41 79 381 60 10. You will not get your tracker, no start, without SMS !
- We assume that everyone starts every day.
- Report back every day (App or SMS para stop to +41 79 381 60 10)
Tasksetting-Team
- Marc Demont and Martin
- Jörg Ewald and Jérôme Kägi
- Pilots: Roger Aeschbacher and Steph Morgenthaler
- Task supervisor (checks details). Manuela Pfrunder
- Dedicatet person for feedback (feedback goes to this person, often this person can answer questions): Davide Licini
Who else will join the (Tasksetter) team?
Election.
Provisional task will be published at Telegram at least 20 min prior the briefing. All pilots are encouraged to think critically about the task and give feedback early enough.
Task Stopping
- Marc Demont, Martin and Jörg
- In addition, an "independent, experienced pilot" is to be elected. Davide Licini?
Rules
- Penalty for wildlive restrictions: 1 pt / m
- Penalty for official airspaces: Zero for the task
- Scoring Formula GAP 2025
- The FTV “reject rate” is set to 25 %.
- Parameter: 70km nominal Dist., 1:40 nominal Time, 30% Goal, 5km min. Dist, 95% Take Off
Airspace
www.disentis-open.ch - Airspace
Wildlife protection
www.disentis-open.ch - Wildlife
Flight Area
Landing site
- Wind conditions:
Valley wind, normal is 15-30 kmh
South wind, is ok when weak (convergency)
Wind from West and North is not normal - Cable? No, but powerline
- Danger: The house at left and right
Landing Trun, Ilanz and other will be explained at task briefing
In the event of an off-field landing
- fold your glider (if not, other pilots think you need help)
- Immediately leave meadows
- fold your glider on low gras or small roads
Take Off site
- Wind normally comes from SW (from front-right)
- Danger: Chairlift
Flight area Disentis
www.disentis-open.ch - Flight Area Disentis
Map with valley wind systems and downwind zones
- valley wind systems
- downwind-zones
Short introduction to the area
by Cross Country Magazine
Thank you! Lets have a good and safe week!
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