Vitebsk District to host third stage of Helicopter World Cup 2019 on 10-11 August
9 August 2019
The
third stage of the Helicopter World Cup 2019 has gathered 19 teams from
Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and Czechia near Vitebsk. The competitions
are supposed to take place in the Kukovyachino airfield of the Vitebsk aeroclub
of the [Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy]
DOSAAF. For two days they will compete in parallel fender and parallel slalom
in.
As part
of the parallel slalom event the helicopters will have to carry a bucket of
water through 11 gates along a designated route while taking care not to spill
it. As part of the parallel fender event the helicopters have to carry a rubber
weight and take turns to dip it into barrels placed at different distances from
each other.
Quarterfinals
and semifinals will take place tomorrow, 10 August. Finals in the two
nominations will take place on Sunday, 11 August. The award ceremony and the
closing ceremony will be held in the afternoon. Poland will host the fourth
stage (the final one) of the Helicopter World Cup 2019 in September. The third
stage of the Helicopter World Cup 2019 has been organized by the Helicopter
Commission of the World Air Sports Federation (FAI), the Belarusian Air Sports
Federation, and the Vitebsk aeroclub of the DOSAAF society.