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LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR PGA CZECH OPEN 2010 8. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF CZECH REPUBLIC IN ACCURACY LANDING Pre-Worlds 2011 DATE: 13. 8. – 15. 8. 2010 LOCATION: Beskydy, take offs Onrejnik or Velky Javornik CENTER: Park Hotel Horizont, Kuncice pod Ondrejnikem ORGANIZED BY: VSK TS VŠB TU Ostrava, tř. 17. listopadu, 708 33 Ostrava - Poruba The local regulations are in accordance with General section and Section 7c of FAI sort rules. Program Registration: 13. 8. 2010 from 18.00 to 20.00 14. 8. 2010 from 7.00 to 8.00 Opening, First briefing: 14. 8. 2010 from 08.00 Competition days: 14. 8. 2010 – 1st day, from 09.00 to 20.00, 15. 8. 2010 – 2nd day, from 09.00 to 16.00 15. 8. 2010 17.00 closing ceremony, price awards The schedule can be changed due weather condition or competitors departure. See tables to next briefing time and location. Officials Meet director: Kamil Konečný, +420 608 811 699 Meteo: Doc. Ing. Petr Jančík PhD. Chief Judge: Nikki Spence Event Judge: Miklós Ónódy Steward FAI: Riikka Vilkuna Safety director: Launch marshal: Karel Janků Target and transport marshal: Josef Pavelka 1 ENTRY 1.1 Championship is open for all pilots with valid pilot license. Application to the competition is possible on-line on web http://www.paragliding-vsb.cz/. Application is valid after entry fee payment. 1.2 Entry fee: 40€ (1000 Kč), LAA ČR members 32€ (800Kč) Entry-fee include one training take off and take offs during competition, refreshment and drink during competition. 1.3 Categories: PGA Czech Open – individual and woman MČR 2010 – best pilots with Czech pilot license (for declaration Czech champion must be completed at least 3 rounds) Team – team order of four member’s teams (3 best results are counted at each round) 2. GENERAL COMPETITION RULES 2.1 Registration
The registration office will be open from 6pm to 8pm on 13th August 2010 and from 7am to 8am on 14th August 2010 at competition centre Park Hotel Horizont. 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. Equipment checks will be made by the organisers during the registration period to ensure all pilots are conforming to the rules on safety equipment. Pilots should make available for inspection their gliders, harnesses and associated equipment in the configuration in which they will be flown. 2.2 Pilot documentation
Pilot Registration Form (or registered at web)
Pilot's valid FAI Sporting licence
Evidence of pilot qualification (IPPI card Para Pro 4 stage recommended)
Satisfactory evidence of glider airworthiness
Certificate of personal accident insurance (third party liability insurance will be obtained by organiser for all competitors and officials)
Signed Release of Liability document 2.3 Number of rounds
There will be a maximum of 6 (six) full rounds completed within the time available. A minimum of 2 rounds must be completed to validate the competition. For awarding Czech national champion must be completed at least three rounds. 2.4 Launch order
A draw of teams will determine launch order or the order can be made by draw on the general briefing.
When the final round of the competition is called, pilots should launch in reverse order of their current competition position. 2.5 Pilot’s number The organisers shall provide numbers (helmet stickers) for each pilot. The organiser shall also provide a small sticker number for each paraglider’s front line. 3 BRIEFINGS Briefings are provided at English and Czech language. In case organization can be changed place and time. At the briefing must be set time and place of next briefing. Time and place of next briefing will be shown on HQ building or at landing place notice table. 5 SITES & TAKE-OFF METHODS Foot launch from hill sites. Ondřejník Skalka – SW - W: 964 m, landing/target at 550 m. Launch is relatively small but has enough space to spread 3 gliders. Pilots must be experienced at nil wind take-offs and in general have good take-off skills. Velký Javorník –S,SE: 920 m, landing/target at 460 m. Launch is relatively small but has enough space to spread 3 gliders. Pilots must be experienced at nil wind take-offs and in general have good take-off skills. The maximum permitted wind speed for the purposes of competition scoring is 7.0 m/s, when 8.5 m/s is exceeded the competition will be stopped for minimum 15 minutes. 6 TAKE-OFF & LANDING 6.1 Take-off Competitors must have good nil-wind as well as strong wind take-off skills. At the Launch Marshall’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. 6.2 Order Competitors must fly in the published flying order, unless they have prior permission from the Launch Marshall. Pilots must have their competition number clearly visible, as instructed at registration, before each take off. 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. Re-jumpers can fly at any position in the order set by the Launch Marshal. Re-jump can be made also within running next round. 7.3 Signals The official signal for pilots in the air to fly away from the target for safety reasons will be the waving of a red signal flag by someone in the measuring field. Also waving of hands over head of someone in the centre of target can be used. 7 PRE-FLIERS The official 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. 8 SCORING 8.1 Scoring Individual scores shall be an aggregate of all scores achieved by that competitor. When five or more 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 four scores of the team. There is no dropping of the worst score in team scoring. If any team has less than four 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. 8.2 Results 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 2 hours of the scores being posted, except for the final round, when complaints must be lodged within 1 hour. 8.3 Penalties Dangerous flying: First offence: strong warning. Second offence: maximum score for the round. Third offence: exclusion from the competition. The Chief Judge and Launch Marshall shall liaise with the Safety Director and the Competition Director to report incidences of dangerous flying. Other rule infringements: As for dangerous flying. 9 JUDGING 9.1 Judging team The Chief Judge and Event Judge will be qualified persons. They will have experience of Judging at international Paragliding Accuracy competitions. 9.2 Judging All nominated Judges will be given a copy of the Judging Code (Section 7C) to which they must adhere. Any Judge may have his appointment revoked by the Chief Judge in conjunction with the Competition Director, if he/she fails to maintain the standards of the code, or are guilty of misdemeanours during the competition. 10 SAFETY 10.1 Safety Committee A Safety Director will be appointed and a Safety Committee formed. The Safety Director’s responsibility will be to monitor all aspects of safety. These include but are not limited to: addressing all pilots at a specific safety briefing, attending all pilot briefings, checking the meteorological conditions and especially the wind speed at launch and target, checking pilot separation, liaison with Mosnov airport for air traffic, preventing pilots launching with unsafe equipment, collecting accident report, and presenting the conclusions at pilot briefings The Safety Director in conjunction with the Competition Director may stop the competition for reasons of safety. He will have knowledge and experience of the site being flown and ideally he must have experience in appropriate competitions. It is recommended the Safety Committee includes: Competition Director (or Technical Director), Launch Marshal (or Deputy,), senior member of Judging Team, minimum of two experienced pilots (one local, one visitor – they must be competitors). 10.2 Emergency procedures During the competition there will be an doctor, appropriately equipped, at the landing area. Expected response time for evacuation by ambulance to hospital (Hospital in Frýdek Místek) is 20 minutes. There is helicopter service with arrive time to 10 min from Ostrava. 11. OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS 11.1 Airspace Air space will be reserved for the competition without restrictions. 12.2 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, used by the organizing team will be: 147.52 MHz or PMR 5.06. The Safety radio frequency will be the same. Individual teams can choose their own VHF frequency, excluding those specified, within 144-146 MHz range or PMR. The above does not apply to ELTs incapable of voice transmission. The use of GPS systems during competition flights is permitted. 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 or his deputy, 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 Director or his deputy. The time limit for protests is 2 hours after notification of the result of the complaint. The protest fee is € 30. It will be returned if the protest is upheld. 14 FREE FLIERS There will be no free-flying allowed from the Competition site in use, either during the competition or during a stand down, either by competition pilots or by free flyers, except at the end of the Competition day, when declared by the Launch Marshall/Competition Director. V Ostravě 10. 8. 2010 Kamil Konečný Competition director
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