FAI-Paragliding Accuracy World Cup 5-6 April 2008 Krusevo

FAI-Paragliding Accuracy World Cup

5-6 April 2008 Krusevo

LOCAL REGULATION

P A R A G L I D I N G  A C C U R A C Y  W O R L D  C U P

K R U S E V O 2008

5 - 6 April 2008

ORGANISED BY: FFC DELTA CLUB – Prilep

ON BEHALF OF THE FÉDÉRATION AÉRONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
And
AERONAUTICAL UNION OF MACEDONIA

LOCAL REGULATIONS
Version 1.1
This regulations shall be used in conjunction with the General Section and Section 7C of the
FAI Sporting Code

Adress:
Street “Dimo Naredniko” b.b. Prilep, Macedonia
www.deltaparagliding.com.mk
Tel: +389 75 410 393 / 389 75 415 137
Fax: +389 2 312 90 90
E-mails: spirkozam@yahoo.com / kiregino@mt.net.mk
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SUPPORTED BY: Krusevo Municipality
Agencija za mladi i sport

Purpose

The purpose of the competition is to provide a safe, fair and satisfying contest flying in order to determine the Individual champion and Team champion of PGAWC-KRUSHEVO 2008 ( Paragliding Accuracy World Cup) competition and to reinforce friendship amongst pilots.

Programme

Friday 04 th April

Accomodation,Registration, Paraglider inspection

Saturday 05 th March

First Competition Briefing & Safety Briefing - 8:15 h

Opening Ceremony - 9:00 h

Contest Flying -10:00 h

Sunday 06 st April

Competition Briefing - 9:00 h

Contest Flying - 10:00 h

Closing and Prize giving Ceremony - 15:00

Officials

Competition Director/Safety Director - Gjorgji Manceski

Chief Judge - ………………………..

Event Judge - Vlado Krajcevski

Launch Marshall - Aleksandar Kocev

Jury President - …………………………….

Steward - ................................ ....................................................................................

Meteorologist - Airport- Skopje

1. ENTRY

1.1 Entry

The competition is open to all pilots which countries are Member and Associated Member of FAI.

All entries must be made on the official Entry Form, signed by pilots.

1.2 Entry fees

Entry fees is 30 €,on registration and include: Transport to the take-off site, packed lunches and refreshment drinks.

1.3 Maximum number

The maximum number of pilot will be - 100 pilots

2. CATEGORIES

The competition will comprise individual and team categories.

3. TEAM SIZE

Maximum team size is four competitors of any gender.

Minimum team size is two competitors.

4. AWARDS AND PRIZES

Money- (300; 200; 100 Euro),cups, medals, sponsor's gifts to first 10 pilots

5. GENERAL COMPETITION RULES

5.1 Registration

The Registration office will be open from 18.00 to 22.00 on 30 th of March. On arrival the team leader and members shall report to the Registration Office to have their documents checked and to receive supplementary regulations and information.

The end of the official Registration period is considered to be the official start of the championship.

5.2 Pilot documentation required

Pilot Registration Form

Pilot's valid FAI Sporting licence

Evidence of pilot qualification (NAC Licence or IPPI card)

Entry form

Receipt for payment of entry fees

Satisfactory evidence of glider airworthiness according to Section 7C

Signed Release of liability document

5.3 Number of rounds

There will be a maximum of 6 full rounds completed within the time available. A minimum of 2 rounds must be completed to validate the competition.

5.4 Launch order

All teams will be entered in a draw to determine launch order. Each pilot will be allocated a start number on registration, from which the starting order will be established. When the final round of the competition is called, pilots will launch in reverse order of their current competition position.

The organizers shall provide numbers for each pilot, which must be displayed prominently as instructed at registration.

6. PILOT BRIEFINGS

There will be a mandatory safety briefing for all pilots and team leaders prior to the first competition flight.

There will be a daily briefing for pilots & team leaders The Chief Judge, Jury representative and Steward should also attend.

Briefings may be postponed or reconvened in the event of bad weather, and times will be announced and posted on the notice board. All pilots, team leaders and other personnel should attend briefings promptly.

Team Leader briefings will be announced at the daily briefing and posted on the notice board.

7. SITE - Krushevo

(Take-of Krivina) -1000m ASL

Orientation(NE, E, SE and S).

Launch is enough to spread 2-3 gliders.

Foot launch from hill site

Lending place 650m. ASL.

Shortest line length 1.5 km

Landing field with grass, free from all landings directions

8. TAKE-OFF & LANDING

8.1 Take-off

Competitors must have good nil-wind as well as strong wind winch take-off skills.

At the Launch Marshal's or Competition Director's discretion, a pilot may be temporarily stood down or permanently withdrawn from the competition if he/she appears unable to launch safely in wind and weather conditions that fall within operating limits.

A failed take-off attempt or safety problem arising immediately after take-off (and which is not a result of pilot's poor pre-flight check) which results in a landing at take-off, or away from the target, will be eligible for a re-launch for that round.

The maximum permitted wind speed for the purposes of competition scoring is 7.0 m/s.

Competitors must fly in the published flying order, unless they have prior permission from the Launch Marshall.

Competitors not ready to fly in the established flying order when called forward to launch by the Launch Marshall, or who take off without the Launch Marshall's permission, will be liable to a maximum score.

A pilot who is not present at launch will be marked ABS in the results of that round and a maximum score will be recorded.

A pilot who did not fly will be indicated as DNF in the results for that round and a maximum score will be recorded.

The interval between launches will be a minimum of 1 minute between pilots, and may be adjusted by the Launch Marshall.

8.2 Landing

Competitors will be scored according to the distance in centimetres between the first point of ground contact and the edge of the dead centre disc to a maximum score of 1000cm.

The Measuring Field will have clearly marked circles set at 0.5 m, 2.5 m, 5 m and 10 m.

The landing area will be on the grass.

Landing must be made on the feet. Falling is not allowed and a maximum score will be recorded, if the competitor falls.

Falling is defined as: described in Section 7C- 2006 rules.

If a competitor lands with both feet together and the first point of contact cannot be determined, then the furthest point of the footprint is measured.

9. PRE-FLIERS

The official competition's Pre-fliers will be notified to all pilots at the first competition briefing. They will be experienced pilots familiar with the local sites, who understand the importance of their role. They will not be competitors.

10. SCORING

Individual scores shall be an aggregate of all scores achieved by that competitor.

If five (5) valid rounds are completed, the worst score is dropped.

The winner shall be the pilot gaining the lowest aggregate score across all the rounds flown in the competition.

Each team score for each round will be calculated as the aggregate score of the best three scores of the team (maximum team size 4).

There is no dropping of the worst score in team scoring.

If any team has less than three competitors, then a maximum score will be awarded to the team for each round for each of the scores for which there is no competitor.

As soon as is practical at the end of the round, the recorder will post the scores on the main notice board. These will be marked Provisional, with the posting time and date clearly visible. Any complaint against the Provisional scores must be lodged within

1 hour of the scores being posted.

11. SAFETY

11.1 Safety Committee

At the first briefing, a Safety Committee will be formed. It is recommended the Safety Committee includes: Competition Director, Launch Marshall, Chief Judge, and two experienced participating pilots (one of them a foreign pilot).

11.2 Safety Director's responsibility

The Safety Director's responsibility will be to monitor all aspects of safety. These include but are not limited to:

• Addressing all pilots at the mandatory safety briefing for all pilots and team leaders.

• Attending all pilot briefings,

• Checking meteorological conditions especially wind speed at launch and target

• Checking pilot separation

• Preventing pilots launching with unsafe equipment

• Collecting accident reports

• Discussing incidents with Steward and presenting conclusions at pilot briefings

The Safety Director in conjunction with the Competition Director may stop the competition for reasons of safety. Any decision taken by him will be reported to the Jury President.

11.3 Dangerous flying conduct

It is responsibility of every pilot to fly in such a way that personal safety and safety of others is maintained at all times. Competition Director may penalise competitors who fail to observe this rule, or disqualify them from the competition.

11.4 Emergency procedures

One emergency doctor with appropriate equipment will be available during all operations. Response time for evacuation to Prilep hospital maximum 25 minutes.

12. RADIO TRANSCEIVERS

Radios are allowed for communication between competitors and team leaders. Radios are not to be used for the purpose of providing advantageous competitive information or for coaching. Radios or other communication devices are not to be used during competition flights, other than for emergencies. Only frequencies allocated by the organisers may be used. The official frequency during the competition and the safety frequency will be announced at the first Pilot briefing.

Individual teams can choose their own VHF frequency on 2m radios only, within 144 -146 MHz range, excluding those specified by the organisers.

13. COMPLAINTS AND PROTESTS

Complaints and Protests will be dealt with according to the procedures in Section 7C and General Section. A complaint may be made to the Competition Director , preferably by the team leader. It should be made with the minimum delay and it will be dealt with expeditiously.

If the complainant is not satisfied with the outcome, the team leader may make a protest in writing to the Jury President . The time limit for protests is 1 hour after notification of the result of the complaint. The protest fee is 30 €. It will be returned if the protest is upheld.

14. FREE FLYERS

Policy for free flying will be announced at the first briefing. There will however be no free-flying allowed during the daily competition rounds or during stand down in the competition.