RE: Gordon Bennett Gasballoon Competition 2019 (Estonia)

Saatja: Karl Rattassep <[email protected]> Saadetud: 17.05.2019 09:28 Adressaat: 'Nik Gerber' <[email protected]> Teema: RE: Gordon Bennett Gasballoon Competition 2019 (Estonia) Dear Mr Gerber, Thank you for your email. We have the same approach as last year. There is no need to obtain any additional permissions from the CAA, except permission for entering the R-areas. There are 3 areas which need the permission (please check the AIP):  EER1 PIIRIALA (additional coordination is needed with the Police and Border Guard Board, email: [email protected]);  EER3 VILSANDI (additional coordination is needed with the Ministry of the Environment, email: [email protected]);  EER4 MATSALU (additional coordination is needed with the Ministry of the Environment, email: [email protected]). Please contact the above-mentioned organisations and when you have received an answer from them, please send it to me. 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 From: Nik Gerber [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 1:34 PM To: Karl Rattassep <[email protected]>; Lennuamet <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Gordon Bennett Gasballoon Competition 2019 (Estonia) Dear M Rattassep, As mentionned in my previous mail this year I am again in charge for organizing overflight- and landing permission from your authority in order to be able to let the Gordon Bennett Balloons fly in your airspace and eventually land in Estonia. May I kindly invite you to consult the "Dossier" attached to this mail containing all information about the event, but do not hesitate to contact me by mail or phone for further details. Our requests are as follows: a. Entry permission into your airspace and eventually land b. Night VFR permission (means exemption in case of prohibition in national rules) c. VFR flight up to FL140 in all classes of airspace (A-G) d. Crossing of special use areas like R-and D- areas (i.e. military areas) ==> As last year I have been told that all these points are at your responsability I do not need to inform EANS, correct? Looking forward to hearing from you soon with information how to proceed in order to obtain these permits I send you my Kind regards Nik Niklaus Gerber (retired ATCO Geneva) ATC coordinator GB2019 [email protected] Phone +41 (0)22 776 42 94 Cellular +41 (0)76 376 42 94