German pilots will take part in the CIS helicopter sport championship in Vitebsk for the first time

July 29, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Crews from Belarus, Russia and Germany will take part in the open CIS helicopter sport championship from July 31 to August 2 in Vitebsk. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Alexander Grishchenko, head of the air traffic control department of the educational and sports institution "Vitebsk Aeroclub named after A. Gorovets" of DOSAAF.

The competition will be held at the Vitebsk Aeroclub. 17 crews will take to the sky, competing for the main awards in individual and team events. For the first time, a crew from Germany piloting a "Hughes" helicopter will challenge the Belarusian and Russian aerobatic masters.

The Belarusian team will include the Vitebsk family crew - father and son Anatoly and Sergey Dyatlov, as well as the all-female crew of the Vitebsk Aeroclub - international masters of sports Irina Gorelysheva and Tamara Stelmakh. Russian pilots from Moscow, Serpukhov (Moscow region) and Saratov will arrive in Vitebsk piloting Mi-2 and Robinson R44 helicopters.

The championship program will open with the most spectacular exercise - slalom: a load on a 11 m long line will need to be guided through 12 gates on the ground, and then placed in the center of a 1 sq.m table. In addition, pilots will compete in precision flying, cargo delivery, and navigation.

Based on the results of the Belarusian pilots' performance, it is planned to form the national team for participation in the open championships of Russia and Ukraine in helicopter sport in August and September 2009. -0-