ERIMANTHOS 2009
22nd to 24th May 2009 KALENTZI
18th Greek Championship -1st round
XC OPEN FAI 2 class competition
 

Patras Paragliding Club

Greek Airsports Federation

Hellenic Paragliding Committee

The 1st Leg of the 18th  Greek Paragliding Championship is organized by the Creek Air Sports Federation (NAC of Greece) on behalf of the  Federation  Aeronautique  Internationale ( FAI ), Hellenic Paragliding Committee and  Patras Paragliding Glub.

The competition will be held for 3 days from Friday (22th May 2009) to Sunday (24th May2009).
This will be XC OPEN FAI 2 class competition.

Location:
The take-off is located on peak 1100m ASL, in the West side of Mountain Erimanthos This is the place where competitions for the Greek championship took place during 1997,2006, 2008. The terrain gives good XC potential and interesting competition tasks. The place is 46km from Patras to the village Kalentzi and 10 min mountain road accessible by all types of vehicles to the take off. More information's about take-off spot here , photos here, flights on Leonardo  1   2 Also: Kalentzi 2008 Race

Program:
from 21th to 24th May 2009
- Thursday 21st. May- official training day. Final registrations 19:00pm-22:00pm
- Friday 22nd. May - Final registrations 8:00am-10:00am. 1st competition day
- Saturday 23rd. May - 2nd competition day ,official dinner party 
- Sunday 24th. May -3rd competition day and awards giving

Entry fee: The entry fee will be 40 euro
Entry fee includes transportation to the take off place, retrievals from main asphalt roads, competition map, competition T-shirt, official dinner party at Saturday night, daily lunch packet is also included. The entry fee will be paid by bank transfer until Friday 15th May 2009.
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If the participant don't  pay the entry fee in time +20 euro penalty (40+20=60 euro total) that will be paid during the final registration.

Notice: For pilots without third party insurance the organization can provide that.There is 13 Euro insurance tax covering third party liability in competition, valid for all competitions in Greece during 2009.  

Free flying pilots All free flyers must also have third party liability insurance. In case they don't have the organization can provide that. By paying a total of 25 euro, free flyers can get FREE FLYER CARD, transportation to the take off, retrievals from main asphalt roads, competition T-shirt, map of the area. All free flyers can fly in the area of the competition and use the main event Take off. Free flyers can take off until 20 min before the take off window opens for the competitors and just after the window's closing.

Transportation: Trucks to the take off will be leaving from the central square of village Kalentzi  where the head office of the competition will be. The gliders and  pilots transportation will be starting at 10:30 in order all pilots to be at the start at 11:30-12:00. Any changes in the transportation will be announced by the organizer in time.

General information about the village Kalentzi, maps, history and more info click here

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Accommodation: The list of hotels in Kalentzi and Patras is given bellow.

FREE CAMPING will be also possible in the village Kalentzi with WC and showers.

Rules

FLIGHT VERIFICATION GPS Verification Flight and Goal verification will be determined exclusively by the GPS tracklog. The official software FS Comp or RACE will be announced at the final registration.
SCORING Scoring will be in accordance with current Regulations, using the formula and parameters established therein, as well as the official software recommended for classifications. Results and ranking will be posted daily on the notice board.

SUSPENSION OR STOPPING OF A TASK If flying is not possible due to adverse meteorological conditions, the task is considered suspended. Once a task has started it may be stopped for safety reasons. When a task is stopped, the task will be scored only if over 90 minutes have elapsed since the opening of the start gate. In case no pilot has reached the Goal, the pilots' scores will be determined from their GPS track log position 10 minutes before the accurate time that the task was stopped.  In case at least 1 pilot has reached GOAL, the pilots' scores will be determined from their GPS track log position exactly at the accurate time that the task was stopped.The Meet Director or Technical Director, after consulting the Safety Committee, will communicate on the radio Safety Frequency that the task has been stopped. If the  STOPPED task didn't score, will be deemed CANCELLED.

SAFETY:Radios are mandatory. VOX are prohibited. During the race only the VHF band will be used. The forbidden frequencies in this country are in the range from 144MHz up to 146Mhz.
During the flight all the pilots must be on the “Safety Frequency” of 143,140 MHz and must NOT transmit on this frequency except for safety reasons.
It is very important that after your landing you change your radio from the Safety Frequency to the Retrieval Frequency of 146,800 MHz.
The safety report back is obligatory for all pilots as soon as possible. All pilots must come in person in Headquarters for safety report back. This allows us to have the constant control of competitors and to avoid a searching rescue action. Pilots who do not respect this rule could be disqualified for the event.
Cloud flying: Except of the dangers involved, cloud flying is considered as a cheating on other competitors. On arriving at the cloud wisps the pilots must demonstrate clearly his/her intention to leave from ascending air, otherwise he will receive 0 points for the task up to disqualification.

AWARDS: Best 3 pilots in the competition will receive awards at the end of the event.

OTHERS: Race will go on according to the FAI rules, currently valid and approved Paragliding Competition Rules and their corresponding Modifications. The competitors need a license for paragliding pilots and valid international FAI card, they also need a insurance (covering the civil liability in competition as well as help, the rescue in the mountains and repatriation). Wearing a helmet, a VHF radio, GPS and carrying a rescue glider are obligatory, a cellular phone is strongly advised.

Leonardo Live system although is not obligatory for this year, is strongly recommended for all pilots participating in the event. Every pilot using this system must transmit the details of his/her flight immediately after the landing, to the Leonardo server, with the appropriate end of flight indicator.The organizer will provide an expert of this system for assistance to the pilots during the registration. Details of the system can be found in Leonardo Live web page: http://www.livetrack24.com/index.php

Flying is at your own risk!

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E-mail to: info@patras-paragliding.gr
Website: http://www.patras-paragliding.gr