SMALL SCHNEIDER TROPHY 1999 From September 18 to 19 Military Hydrolanding of Desenzano del Garda (Italy) 1998 Report: Click here

The one and only hydro- and amphybian utralights international competition, which is permanently raced just in front of the visitors.

This year, Challengers from France - private pilots and manufacturers - will join against Italy's (and maybe UK) for this international speed and ability race flying over water in a triangular circuit located in the small town of Desenzano del Garda.

Desenzano, found on the southern end of the Lake of Garda, offer all needed services to visitors. And, of course, ULM Europe will be there to issue a report within the next few months.

The Targa M.llo Francesco Agello is the promotional formula of the the Small Schneider Trophy, and is open to all pilots with serial made ultralights. A handicap formula ensures all competitors race with equal cances to win.

Don't miss it if you want to see pilots' capabilities, and compare the true performances of various hydro/amphybian ultralights.

As from next year, the Targa will be followed by the test edition of the PCS. The PCS is the "Formula 1" part of this challenge, with ultralights specifically built for the purpose of this race - but that could eventually lead to serial production. Such ultralights are presently built and tested in the USA and Italy.

While in the Targa speeds average 120 - 150 km/h, racers in the PCS should reach 200 - 250 km/h. As a scoop, we present you here below one these racers, the Italian Tomassini TG98 FFL3, seen here without its floats and national paint scheme, ready to go into wind-channel tests.

From this competition are awaited technical improvements in the body and motors. All participating aircrafts muts correspond to the present ultralights rules, plus a number of specific ones mainly for security - such as the possibility to extract the pilot swiftly in case of a technical problem.

Please find below the essentials of the Small Schneider Trophy. Contact us if you have any question.

TARGA M.llo. Francesco Agello				PCS Small Schneider Trophy
Speed triangular closed circuit race over water, with handicap		Kind of race		Speed triangular closed circuit race over water.
Amphybian or hydro-multiaxis ultralight, MTOW 330 kg (single seater) or 500 kg (two seater)		Kind of aircrafts		Amphybian or hydro-multiaxis ultralight, MTOW 330 kg (single seater) or 500 kg (two seater)
Minimum 150 h PIC, or 24 months of ultralight license, FAI license		Pilots		Minimum 150 h PIC, or 24 months of ultralight license, FAI license
Free Unlimited Monotype		Races' classes		One single class
Yearly		Frequency		Every second year
Available		General rules		Provisory available
Available		Racing Rules		Available in year 2000
Next: 4-6 juin 1999		Agenda		2000: Monte Carlo (MC) 2001: Venezia (Italy) 2003: Seattle (USA)

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