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2017 Gin Pilot challenger league 1st event welcomes pilots to Hapcheon. This four days event is organized by Ginmania. Totally there will be 3 events in 2017. ...

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Flying site

Hapcheon Daeam mountain is a peak about 560 m ASL, located in middle-south area of South Korea. The surrounding mountains are about 200 - 400 meters ASL, the floor of the flat is 20 - 30 meters ASL. Flying season lasts all year round.

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Event info

2017 Gin Pilot challenger league 1st event welcomes pilots to Hapcheon. This four days event is organized by Ginmania. Totally there will be 3 events in 2017.

Flying site

Hapcheon Daeam mountain is a peak about 560 m ASL, located in middle-south area of South Korea. The surrounding mountains are about 200 - 400 meters ASL, the floor of the flat is 20 - 30 meters ASL. Flying season lasts all year round. But the best season for flying is spring (March ~ May). At this time time the elevation keeps 1000m~2000m, average temperature between 12 to 22 °C.
Hapcheon Daeam mountain is a famous paragliding place in Korea offering good conditions even for beginner-pilots. The usual flights are made above Hapcheon city and along the ridge of mountains. Can make route for any directions. Thermal strength in up to 5 m/s. Usual best hours to start is about 12:00. Thermals begin at about 11 a.m. and last until 4 p.m. The conditions are good for flying - no strong winds in this region.
The longest flights made from there exceed 100 km. And the pilots managed to climb as high as 3000 meters ASL. This place has already host a number of paragliding events: Korea Open League 2010,2011

Take-off - 560 ASL (52S 430065.96E, 3932698.05N)
The launch ground is located in 5 km from the nearest town and can be reached by taxi or bus. It takes 25 minutes to get there. The slope descend is about 20 degrees. It is concrete covered. The take off ground allows 2 simultaneous launches. Top landing is difficult, but possible.

Landing - 50 ASL (52S 431169.23E 3934344.33N)
Ground is covered with grass. The landing is located in 2 km to the city, near the road.

Selection and entry fee

대회 연기에 따른 접수 연장 : 4월 5일(수)까지 접수 받습니다.^^

Entry fee: 60 USD in local currency.
To be paid by before April 5th.
Local pilot shall be registered with http://www.ginmania.co.kr/ to pay the fee and take part in the event.
Foreign pilots shall contact the organizers to participate.
Write to ginmania@naver.com to discuss participation and get payment details.

Prize fund and scoring categories

Top 5 pilots in Overall.
Woman 3 pilot in Women.

General schedule

Saturday, April 8, 2017
Contest flying days

Sunday, April 9, 2017
Contest flying days

18:00 - Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

08:00 - Headquarter opens
09:30 - Transport to take-off
11:00 - Meet Director / Task and Safety Committee meetings
11:15 - Pilots' briefing / Previous task official results / Task definition
12:30 - Take-off window opens
16:30 - Scoring office opens
17:00 - Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

There are more than 20 hotels in Hapcheon

How to get here

Hapcheon is located in the South of Korea.
대암산 착륙장
경남 합천군 초계면 택리 827번지(택리길 60-4)

Elbeğendi Mahallesi, 47500 Midyat/Mardin, 터키
Hapcheon South Korea

Plane

Main Airport of South Korea is Incheon (Seoul). From there one shall take a local flight to Daegu (nearest airport) or Busan.

Bus

Form Daegu there is an express intercity bus from Daegu-Sobu bus station. It takes about 1 hour to get to Hapcheon.
대구서부-합천 시외버스towards 합천
http://www.odsay.com/Express/

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Organizers

Kwangjin Jeong

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Tasks and results

Task 1

08 Apr, 2017

40.4 km — Race to goal

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