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Event info

Round 3 in the Finnish Open Cup 2019 will be held at the Oripää Airport, some 50 kilometers northeast of Turku.

Seuraa linkkiä suomenkieliselle keskusteluketjulle.
http://www.varjoliito.net/varapalsta/index.

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Flying site

Oripaa airfield is located in south western Finland approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Turku and approximately
180 kilometres north west of Helsinki. Airfield is dedicated to sports aviation. Take-off method is towing.

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  • 20 Pilots max allowed
  • 1 Countries presented
  • ✅ All certified wings allowed
  • 🏆 FAI Status = CAT 2 🏅
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Prize funds and scoring categories

  • Finnish Open
  • Finnish Open Female
  • Sport Class

Event info

Round 3 in the Finnish Open Cup 2019 will be held at the Oripää Airport, some 50 kilometers northeast of Turku.

Seuraa linkkiä suomenkieliselle keskusteluketjulle.
http://www.varjoliito.net/varapalsta/index.php?topic=16360.0

Finnish Aeronautical Association (FAA) and Airiston Varjoliitäjät is welcoming you to the 2019 Finnish Open XC League Round 2 competion at Oripää in Finland. Airfield is located in the middle of beautiful Finnish countryside surrounded by forests, lakes and fields. Terrain provides good thermal conditions and flatland XC flying throughout the season.

Event is part of the Finnish Open XC League 2019, consisting of a series of 3 separate weekend competitions, that will be held between May and August. Take off method will be towing and type of tasks will be "Elapsed time".

ESV / Esa Alaraudanjoki / Finnish Open XC League, Round 1
Kiikala /Kärkölä May 24.-26.

Airiston varjoliitäjät ry / Jukka Laakso Finnish Open XC League, Round 2
Oripää July 27.-28.

JR/ Tamkik / Juha Herrala / Finnish Open XC League, Round 3
EFJM August 2.-4.

Flying site

Oripaa airfield is located in south western Finland approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Turku and approximately
180 kilometres north west of Helsinki. Airfield is dedicated to sports aviation. Take-off method is towing. All pilots are expected to master tow launches.
There are pretty good facilities at the airfield. Mobile phone network coverage is good.

Flying season is from May to September. Long midsummer days provide plenty of opportunities for XC flights and tasks up to 100 km. Cloud base in summer is typically 1500-2200m. From July to August there is an increased risk of overdeveloping clouds. Terrain at the airfield is usually very dry, which may induce some dust devils from time to time. Midday conditions in the summer can be sometimes strong. Generally the thermal strength is in range on 4-6 m/s.
Thermals start developing around 10 a.m. being strongest around the midday. At summer time one can expect to find light lift even as late as 7 p.m.

You can view some XC flights from Oripaa at http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights-search/?filter[point]=22.75107%2060.87067&list[sort]=pts&list[dir]=down

Take off - 60.869984, 22.752005 - 101 m (331 ft) ASL.
Take-off method is towing. Towing direction depends on the prevailing winds. Surface at take off is gravel.

More information about the airfield http://lentopaikat.fi/en/oripaa-efop

Selection and entry fee

Registration opens 6th June 2018 16:00 (UTC). Places will be allocated according to the time of the registration.

This page is for the Round 2, Oripää: First selection to the competition will be made 20nd June. The organiser will send e-mail to the selected pilots on 30th June containing message "To pay". The payment of 60 euro must be in the Clubs account by the 7th July.

IBAN: FI49 1652 30000 17213

5 places reserved for foreign pilots will be released 11th July and places will be filled up in the order of registration - payment deadline is 18th July.

After this deadline the post registration payment will be 80 euros.
If the event is cancelled the pilots will receive a refund of 40 euros.

Prize fund and scoring categories

Finnish open; Finnish open female; Sports class (EN-C or lower class).

The FAA and the Paragliding and Hang Gliding Committee will issue medals to the above categories.

General schedule

July 27. 2019
09:00 - 10:00 - Official Registration and equipment inspection

July 27-28.2019
Contest flying days

July 28. 2019
19:00 - Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

09:00 - Headquarter opens
10:00 - Meet Director / Task and Safety Committee meetings
10:30 - Pilots' briefing / Previous task official results / Task definition
11:00 - Take-off window opens
16:30 - Scoring office opens
22:00 - Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

Contact organizers to sort yourself a bunk from the Oripää airfield

How to get here

Oripään lentokenttä, Hirvikoskentie 300, 32500 Oripää, Suomi
Oripää Finland

Plane

Most international flights land at Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport, which is located in Vantaa, 18 kilometers to the north of the central Helsinki.

Car

It takes about 2 hours to get there via 120 and 213 highways - 160 km.

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Organizers

jukka laakso
Meet director
Juho Komulainen
Vice President
Mika Valta
Scoring
Juha Herrala
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Task 1

27 Jul, 2019

53.1 km — Elapsed time

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Task 2

28 Jul, 2019

40.3 km — Elapsed time

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