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2019 Korean ACC Championship GongJu(ACCURACY). welcomes pilots to GongJu. This three days event will be held on April 5 - 7, 2019.

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Local Regulations


These local regulations are to be used in conjunction with General Section and Section 7 of the FAI Sporting Code.

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Flying site

GongJu, Sagok-myeon Hogye-li take-off is a peak about 340 m ASL, located in middle west area of South Korea. The floor of the flat is 30 - 40 meters ASL. Flying season lasts all year round. But the best season for flying is spring (March ~ May.

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Event info

2019 Korean ACC Championship GongJu(ACCURACY). welcomes pilots to GongJu. This three days event will be held on April 5 - 7, 2019.

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Local Regulations


These local regulations are to be used in conjunction with General Section and Section 7 of the FAI Sporting Code.

1. ENTRY

1.1 This event is open to all pilots from any country which an FAI member.

1.2 The target for maximum competitors is 100 pilots.

1.3 The Entry fee for the competition is 100 EUR (120,000KRW) / pilot


Includes for pilots:
■Lunch Box
■Transportation (landing site - take off site)

1.4 Entry Fee can be transferred to:

Bank name : SHINHAN BANK
Account name : Korea paragliding association
Account No : 100-032-175424

1.5 End date of Entry Fee payment is 30 Mar 2019 and it is No Refundable.

2. GENERAL COMPETITION RULES

2.1 Registration

The on line registration will be open from Mar 11 to 30 Mar 2019. Online registration can be done

at https://airtribune.com/2019korea-acc-Gongju/info

2.2 Pilot Requirements
■FAI SPORTING LICENCE is essential required
■Evidence of pilot qualification/Paragliding license equal to parapro5 issued by their NAC.
■Prove of pilot Nationality
■Pay the entry fee for 100 EUR (120,000KRW)
■Signed Release of liability document

3. TECHNICAL MEETING AND PILOT BRIEFING
■All pilots must attend the technical meeting.
■If a pilot is not attending the technical meeting, he will be consider understood of all the

competition rules.
■Pilot briefing for pilots by Meet Director will take place at Take off area, every day before ROUND.
■Foreign competitors can not exceed more than 40% of all competitors.

4. SCORES
■ When five or more valid rounds are completed, the worst one individual score is dropped.
■ The centre of the target is 16cm radius automatic device with a ‘dead centre’ disc of 2cm in diameter.


5. PENALTIES

Specify the penalties that may be imposed by the Meet Director.

6. SAFETY

6.1 Safety Committee

At technical meeting, a Safety Committee will be formed. It will be lead by Meet Director with member

of Launch Marshal, minimum of two experienced participating pilots.

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 meteorological conditions especially wind speed at launch.
■Checking pilot separation.
■Preventing pilots launching with unsafe equipment.
■Collecting accident reports.
■Discussing incidents with Steward and presenting conclusions at pilot briefings.


7. 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 Meet Director or 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. The time limit for protests is 1 hours after notification of the result of the

complaint. The protest fee is 50USD. It will be returned if the protest is upheld.


8. PRIZES
none

Flying site

GongJu, Sagok-myeon Hogye-li take-off is a peak about 340 m ASL, located in middle west area of South Korea. The floor of the flat is 30 - 40 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 2000m~2500m, average temperature between 12 to 22 °C.
Sagok-myeon Hogye-li take-off is a famous paragliding place in Korea offering good conditions even for beginner-pilots. Usual flight makes after getting hight enough, heading to GongJu city to get more altitude, then Can make route for any directions. Thermal strength in up to 4 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 230 km. And the pilots managed to climb as high as 3000 meters ASL. This place host paragliding XC event every year.

Take-off - 340 ASL ( 36°29'52.66"N,127° 0'25.84"E)
The launch ground is located in 1 km from the nearest town and can be reached by taxi or bus. It takes 10 minutes to get there. The slope descend is about 15 degrees. It is not covered. The take off ground allows 2 simultaneous launches. Top landing is not possible.

Landing - 40 ASL ( 36°30'13.98"N,126°59'47.83"E)
Ground is covered with grass. The landing is located just near to the city, near the road.

Selection and entry fee

The Entry fee for the competition is 100 EUR (120,000KRW) / pilot

Prize fund and scoring categories

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

General schedule

Friday, April 5, 2019
18:30 - 20:30- Registration and Waypoint download

Saturday, April 6, 2019
Contest flying days

Sunday, April 7, 2019
Contest flying days
19:00 - Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

08:00 - Headquarter opens
09:30 - Transport to take-off
10:00 - Pilots' briefing
11:00 - Windows open, Take-off
16:30 - Windows close

Accommodation and Activities

There are more than 10 hotels in GongJu.

How to get here

GongJu is located in the South of Korea.

대한민국 충청남도 공주시 사곡면 신영리
gongju South Korea

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Organizers

Korea paragliding association
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