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Pre European Paragliding Championship this year will also include Serbian National League and Macedonian National Championship. This cross country open contest will be held in Serbian Kopaonik non-stop during 6 days.

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Flying site

Kopaonik is one of the largest mountain ranges of Serbia. It is located in the central part of the country. Its highest mountain - Pančić's Peak - is 2,017 m ASL. Kopaonik is a National park and the major ski resort of Serbia.

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  • 150 Pilots max allowed
  • 14 Countries presented
  • ✅ All certified wings allowed
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Event info

Pre European Paragliding Championship this year will also include Serbian National League and Macedonian National Championship. This cross country open contest will be held in Serbian Kopaonik non-stop during 6 days. This is a test event preceding European Paragliding Championship scheduled for the summer of 2014 when 150 best pilots of the Europe will come to Kopaonik to face the challenge.

Flying site

Kopaonik is one of the largest mountain ranges of Serbia. It is located in the central part of the country. Its highest mountain - Pančić's Peak - is 2,017 m ASL. Kopaonik is a National park and the major ski resort of Serbia. It is situated on a relatively flat region, at an altitude of about 1,700 m. This central Kopaonik plateau is called Suvo Rudište. It is surrounded by mountain peaks. To the north and northwest of this plateau stretches Banjski Kopaonik, which is the location of Jošanička Banja spa, whose strong springs' waters reach the temperature of 88 °C (190 °F). Directly below the Suvo Rudište plateau starts the attractive and picturesque valley of the Samokovska River, characterized by its steep run, numerous rapids, falls and gorges.Kopaonik has over 200 sunny days annually and over 160 days covered by snow.

The area of Kopaonik is famous for its landscape and provides fine flying conditions. The flying seson begins in March-April and ends in autumn. The best flying month is August. Clould base depending upon the weather may reach 3500 m. There is an airport nearby so usuaaly the flights hight is liited to 3000 m.
Tasks exceeding 100 km are possible here during summer time. There ware several great paragling events held in Kopaonik and Golija Raska area in PrePWC 2011, PrePWC 2012, PWC 2013, PreEuro 2013 and many others.
You can watch some videos about the past events and their tasks taken at Kopaonik (sorted chrolologically):
By Nebojsa Rosic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp8mNUasOBQ
By Klaudia Bulgakow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIuUBMPWNMI
By Dmitry Korolev: http://vimeo.com/72353537
By Nicole Fedele and Arduino Persello: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIuUBMPWNMI
By Nikola Milivojevic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOB1e2qHNmU

There are 3 main take-off groungs at the mountain Kopaonik.

Take off #1 - Jadovnik 43°19'27" (43.3242)N; 20°44'56" (20.7491)E - 1560m ASL .
S, SSE, SW, WSW exposure. Height above valley is 700-900m. The slope is about 20º-35º and it is covered with grass.
The place is large enough for 150 pilots simultaneous take off. No power lines, no cables or any other hazards. Water for ballast will be provided there as well as mobile toilets. At noon one can find shadow under parasol or trees. There is a helicopter landing place 200m from the take-off and a lot of space for officials and visitors cars parking.
See 360 degree panorama of Jadovnik TO here.
Watch video from Jadovnik TO here.

Take off #2 - Kokorovac 43°21'38" (43.3608)N; 20°46'12" (20.7702)E - 1330m ASL
W, NW, N, NE exposure. Height above valley is 700m.
The slope is 20º - 30º, covered with grass. There is enough space for 20 pilots simultaneous take off. Helicopter landing place is in Josanicka Banja - in the valley in 3,5km away from the take off. Water and toilets are also available.
Watch video from Kokorovac TO here.

Take off #3 - Orlove stene 43°18'40" (43.3113)N; 20°50'21" (20.8392)E - 1740m ASL
E, ENE exposure. Height above valley is 750m.
The slope is 20º - 30º. Can host about 10 pilots for simultaneous take off. No power lines, no cables or other hazards. There is a helicopter landing place 200m from the take-off on the mountain. Big parking area, water, toilets and shadows at your disposal as well.

Others appropriate sites may be used by the Meet Director, after consultation with the Task committee.

Selection and entry fee

To enter this competition you must hold valid FAI and pilot license and prove the airworthy of your glider.
The maximum number of participants is limited to 130.

Entry Fee
Before April 1, 2013 = 90 EUR
Before June 1, 2013 = 110 EUR
Before July 15, 2013 = 130 EUR
After July 15, 2013 = 150 EUR

Entry fee to be paid by bank transfer, paypal or during the registration.

Entry fee includes
• Transport to the take-off and retrieve on the main route for all the registered pilots during all competition days;
• Upload of turnpoint’s GPS coordinates;
• GPS tracklog download;
• Live tracking;
• Helicopter standby;
• Color map;
• ID card;
• Lunch package, water;
• Competition shirt;
• Free access to all championship events and parties.

PayPal
ovukazeljko@gmail.com

Bank transfer
Transfer has to be effected as per following instructions:
FIELD 32 (AMOUNT) EUR
FIELD 59 (BENEFICIARY) RS35240007010000108888
Klub slobodnog letenja ,,ARES,,
UZUN MIRKOVA 4/1
BEOGRAD - STARI GRAD
FIELD 57a (ACCOUNT WITH INST.) 100-9362054-0000
FINDOMESTIC BANKA A.D.
(formerly NOVA BANKA BEOGRAD A.D.)
Beograd
SWIFT:FIDMRSBG
FIELD 56a (INTERMEDIARY) DEUTSCHE BANK AG
TAUNUSANLAGE 12
DEUTDEFF
FIELD 70 (DETAILS OF PAYMENT)


NOTE: All bank charges should be on you!

Prize fund and scoring categories

1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked - Overall in the competition
1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked - Women Overall in the competition. This category will be made in case we have 6 or more women on competition.
1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked - Nations in the competition

The scores are given for the PreEuropean & Serbian League in individual and teams categories.
Women and junior categories are also individualy scored if they consist of minimum 6 competitors.

General schedule

Friday August 2, 2013
10:00 - 22:00 - Registration:
Saturday August 3, 2013
07:30 - 09:00 - Registration
Saturday August 3, 2013
20:00 - Opening ceremony
Saturday August 3, 2013
09:15 - Mandatory safety meeting
Saturday August 3, 2013
11:30 - First competition briefing
Saturday August 3, - Thursady August 8, 2013
Contest flying days
Thursday August 8, 2013
19:00 - Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

08:00 - Headquarters open
09:00– Protest result deadline
10:30 - Transport to take-off
11:20 - Meet Director / Task and Safety Committee meetings
11:30 - Pilots briefing / Task definition
12:00 - Take-off window opens
17:00 - Scoring office opens at the main Headquarter
18:00 - Safe landing report deadline
20:00 - Scoring office closes
21:00 - Provisional results
22:00 – Complaints deadline or 1 hour after 1st provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

How to get here

The HQ will be situated in Family Hotel Angella in Kopaonik, and it will be open every day from 7:30 to 22:00.

Direct transfer Belgrade Airport – Kopaonik
On request, we’ll organize a direct transfer to Kopaonik. The price depends on the number of passengers in the van. Please send us an arrival info (date, flight number, arrival time), your name, and we’ll inform you about the shuttle to Kopaonik.
General entry requirements for Serbia

1. Valid passport/travel document;
2. Valid visa in the passport, if a Serbian visa is required for passport holders of the respective country;
3. Proof of sufficient funds for staying in Serbia. Sufficient funds are considered to be 50 Euros per day of stay, proved by possession of the appropriate amount of cash, bank statement, traveller's cheques, credit cards or a letter of guarantee;
4. Certificate of vaccination or a note that he/she has not contracted a contagious disease despite coming from an area affected by a pandemic, as defined by the information of the Ministry of Health.
5. If underage children are travelling with one of their parents, it is necessary to submit a relevant certified authorization by the other parent; or if the child is travelling with a third person such authorization is required from both parents or guardian;
6. It is recommended to have a health insurance for the period of stay in Serbia, covering possible medical costs to the amount of not less than 20,000 Euros.

Serbia, Kopaonik, Hotel Angella, bb
Kopaonik Serbia

Plane

General entry requirements for Serbia
1. Valid passport/travel document;
2. Valid visa in the passport, if a Serbian visa is required for passport holders of the respective country;
3. Proof of sufficient funds for staying in Serbia. Sufficient funds are considered to be 50 Euros per day of stay, proved by possession of the appropriate amount of cash, bank statement, traveller's cheques, credit cards or a letter of guarantee;
4. Certificate of vaccination or a note that he/she has not contracted a contagious disease despite coming from an area affected by a pandemic, as defined by the information of the Ministry of Health.
5. If underage children are travelling with one of their parents, it is necessary to submit a relevant certified authorization by the other parent; or if the child is travelling with a third person such authorization is required from both parents or guardian;
6. It is recommended to have a health insurance for the period of stay in Serbia, covering possible medical costs to the amount of not less than 20,000 Euros.


The main airport of Serbia is Belgrade International Airport “Nikola Tesla”. For the info about the Airport, flights departures and arrival please refer to www.beg.aero

Direct transfer Belgrade Airport – Kopaonik
On request, we’ll organize a direct transfer to Kopaonik. The price depends on the number of passengers in the van. Please send us an arrival info (date, flight number, arrival time), your name, and we’ll inform you about the shuttle to Kopaonik.

You can also use public transport (bus) to arrive to Kopaonik from Belgrade.

Bus

You can take a bus to Kopaonik from Central Bus station in Belgrade. Take an Airport shuttle service or taxi to Central bus station, and after that a bus to Kopaonik or Raska.

Shuttle service Airport – Centre of Belgrade
Bus number 72
Departure 05:20 AM, departs approx every 30 min until midnight.
Ticket fare: 170 RSD to be paid in the bus.
1 EUR = 113 RSD (prices of 2013)
Bus stop at the Airport:
In front of the terminal building (between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2)
Travel time: About 30-40 min, depending on traffic density.


Mini bus Line A1
Departure 05:00 AM, departs every 20 min until 6,40 PM.
After 6,40 PM departs every 60 min.
Ticket fare: RSD 300 in the bus.

A detailed schedule of shuttle service is provided at web site www.beg.aero
http://www.beg.aero/passengers/to_and_from_the_airport/bus_transport.326.html


Intercity bus line Belgrade Central Bus Statiion – Kopaonik
Detailed schedule is provided at www.bas.rs
Travel time is aprox 5 hours.

Also, it is possible to travel to the city of Raska, from where we can organize transport to Kopaonik on request. Please send us your name and the time you plan to arrive to Raska, and we’ll inform you about the shuttle to Kopaonik.

Car

If you come from Belgrade the easiest way to reach to Kopaonik is to drive down the highway to Krusevac and then to take the road for Kopaonik. If you want to take a worse road which again is a shorter one then use motorway Belgrade-Kraljevo-Josanickabanja-Kopaonik.

Rent-a-car service
You can rent a car on Belgrade Airport (counter Terminal 2 Level -1), or somewhere in the city:
www.autotehna.com
www.avis.rs
www.rentca.rs
www.budget.rs
www.europcar.rs
www.hertz.rs
www.sixt.rs

Taxi

Taxi Airport – Belgrade Central Bus Station
Available non-stop from Airport. Ask from driver to go to Central Bus Station (in Serbian – „glavna autobuska stanica“).
Fare: aprox 10 EUR.

Downloads

Waypoint files

Organizers

Club Ares Beograd
Contact: Ovuka Zeljko
Tel: +38163270974
Email: ovukazeljko@gmail.com
http://www.ares.org.rs/
Club Golija Raska
Ibarska bb, 36350 Raska, Serbia
Contact: Zoran Nikolic
Tel: +381648244288
Email: zokiraska@yahoo.com
http://www.para-golija.org.rs/
Aeronautical Union of Serbia
Uzun Mirkova street 4/1
11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Tel: +38163270974
Email: ovuka@vss.rs
http://www.vss.rs
Zeljko Ovuka
Organization Director
Headquarters Coordinator
Zoran Petrovic
Meet Director
Weather Forecast
Srdjan Stanojevic
Scorer
Zivorad Glisovic
Transport

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Test event for 2014 European Paragliding Championship

We have five fine flying days with excellent weather high cloud base and interesting routes. The organizers have managed to satisfy all tastes. They made the first three days with long complicated tasks most favoured by the experienced pilots. The less experienced were happy with the last two tasks which were easier and let almost every one make the goal. “The FAI observers have highly praised the event’s organization level and said its definitely sufficient to hold a European Championship 2014” - says Zeljko Ovuka - the head of the organizing team - “We can consider our event a success.” Congratulations to Zeljko and his team who have done much effort to arrange this very dynamic competition.

Overall

  1. Michal Gierlach (241)
  2. Dmitry Korolev (47)
  3. Daria Krasnova (123)

The first place in overall undoubtedly belongs to Michal Gierlach (POL). He has won 2 of 5 tasks and in others was in very near to victory. The second place belong to Dmitry Korolev (RUS) who showed a stable good result through the whole competition. The third is won by Daria Krasnova (RUS) who got it in a hard competition with a polish pilot Klaudia Bulgakow.

Overall results

Women

  1. Daria Krasnova (69)
  2. Klaudia BULGAKOW (708)
  3. Dominika Kasieczko (140)

Throughout a whole competition we have witnessed a real duel between Daria Krasnova (RUS) and Klaudia Bulgakow (POL), not only in Women but also for the place in Overall. This rivalry showed almost equal results during all the event. Still Klaudia made a mistake in task 5 - being 4 km ahead of the leaders she forgot to take the last waypoint so she had to return and eventually lost some points that allowed Daria to have the win. The third place belongs to Dominika Kasieczko (POL).

Women results

Teams

  1. Poland
  2. Russia
  3. Venezuela

Polish team has showed stable good results from task to task. All pilots added their winning point to the team score that naturally resulted in the first place for the Polish team. Russian pilots more depended on the results leaders still general results were also good. The third place was taken by the team of Venezuela which pilots are famous for their incomparable team spirit and a passion for paragliding! Congratulations!

Teams results

Tasks and results

Task 1

03 Aug, 2013

55.9 km — Race to goal

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Task 3

05 Aug, 2013

63.2 km — Race to goal

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Task 4

06 Aug, 2013

83.8 km — Race to goal

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Task 5

07 Aug, 2013

66.5 km — Race to goal

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Task 6

08 Aug, 2013

132.1 km — Race to goal

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