Rally Guide 2 - Neste Oil Rally Finland

imported without clearance. It is always good to have a list of tools and equipment you bring into the country, in
case you will be asked to prove what you had with you on the way in.
8.2 Competitors from outside the European Union
Competitors coming from outside the European Union will have to report at the customs on their way in. Please
prepare a list of all the tools and equipment you are bringing with you. This list will be stamped at the customs
and they may collect a bond (the amount is negotiable). Tyres are liable to duty as they are non-durable goods.
The customs payment will be returned if the used tyres are exported from the country on the way out, as well as
the bond, if all equipment is exported.
For more accurate information, please contact the Finnish Customs Information Service at telephone: +358 20
690 601. All competitors coming from outside EU countries have to report at the customs!
9. Helicopters
9.1 General
In accordance to FIA guidelines on helicopter use, all helicopters flying in support of the Rally must be registered
with the organiser. Please find the Registration Form from Event website. Form must be returned before 20 July
2012 to following address:
AKK Sports Ltd./Neste Oil Rally Finland
“Helicopter registration”
PO BOX 19
FI-01301 Vantaa, Finland
e-mail: rally@autourheilu.fi
fax: +358 207 219 460
The organiser retains all rights to accept or refuse the registration of any individual pilot or aircraft. Also, please
see AIS Products and Services at following internet address: https://ais.fi/information-services.
9.2 Registration & Briefing
As in previous years, the organiser will be working in close co-operation with the Finnish Civil Aviation Authorities.
This means all pilots using the helipads provided by the organisers must attend the pilots briefing and must
acquire the organiser’s pilots’ pack, including all GPS coordinates and aviation/rally maps needed. Price for this
package is 1300 € (plus VAT).
The pilots’ briefing will be held on Thursday 2 August 2012 at 12.00 at Jyväskylä Airport in Tikkakoski (EFJY,
https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/html/efjy.htm). Be careful to fill in your correct e-mail address to your registration form, as
organiser’s bulletins will only be sent by e-mail. During the event, all the latest information concerning helipads
or other important issues will be sent to the pilots as SMS.
9.3 Restrictions & Instructions
The pilots flying in support of Neste Oil Rally Finland 2012 must have flying experience in excess of 500 hours.
The organiser recommends that only helicopters with a capacity of carrying at least 3 passengers (plus pilot) to
be used during the rally. All pilots must attend the pilots’ briefing and register with the organiser. Identification
numbers given by the organiser must be attached to the helicopter (1 pcs 50x50 cm to the bottom, 1 pcs 34x50
cm to both sides, i.e. three numbers altogether) for the duration of the rally for identification purposes.
All pilots are reminded of the follwing:
- please take a copy of your pilot’s licence to the briefing to be given to FCAA
- please keep all your aircraft registration papers with you during the event
- always prepare your mass and balance calculations before take-off, as these may be required by FCAA inspectors
Only if these conditions are fulfilled may the pilot use the helipads listed in the official pilots’ package. Also,
please be careful to read the FCAA AIP Supplements from http://ais.fi/ais/aipsup/AipSup_en.htm. There will not
be a special AIP Supplement concerning the Rally.
© AKK Sports Ltd
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