Your ref: 15.05.2017
Our ref: 14.08.2017 No 4.4-7/17/2365-3
Dear Niklaus Gerber,
Thank you for your email and sorry for the late reply!
Taking into account the information you sent, there is no need to obtain any additional permissions from
the CAA. Night VFR flights are allowed under the conditions specified in SERA.5005(c) and VFR flights up
to FL140 are also allowed.
Best regards,
Karl Rattassep
Senior Inspector of Flight Operations Department
+372 610 3571
www.ecaa.ee | Lõõtsa street 5, 11415 Tallinn
Estonian Civil Aviation Administration
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Subject: Gordon Bennett, Airspace Request
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
First let us introduce ourselves:
Sacha Pipoz, active air traffic controller and supervisor at Geneva International
Approach and Tower (skyguide)
Nik Gerber, retired air traffic controller and supervisor at the area Control Center
Geneva (skyguide) and ATC coordinator in the Solar Impulse project which
accomplished its Round the World flight in a solar airplane in 2016.
This year Sacha is the Head and Nik his deputy for ATC coordination within the
committee organizing the 61st edition of the international Gordon Bennett Gasballon
race.
This race will be launched from Switzerland in September this year and fly up to
2nights/3days across the airspace of several European countries.
One of the goals of this message is to explain the procedures and the way of operating
these slow moving “flying objects”.
We kindly invite you to study the attached document in which all details are
exposed.
More information also on www.gordonbennett.ch
The main reason however is our concern to obtain the necessary authorizations from
all countries which might be involved during this race. The balloons are not allowed to
do intermediate landings and they are not able to hold position. Therefore, a well-
prepared coordination before and a well-done cooperation with ATC during the race are
essential for the success……and air-safety!
May we ask you to provide us rapidly with the contact details of the
competent Point of Contact (POC) within your administration in order to allow
a prompt start in coordination with your Services.
Of course, we are available for any further information via the contact details below.
Many thanks for your attention and
Kind regards
Sacha Pipoz,
[email protected], cellular: +41 (0)79 327 85 06
Niklaus Gerber,
[email protected], cellular : +41 (0)76 376 42 94