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Ali Dagi XC Open 2020 is also Turkish Nationals event. It will be held in Kayseri Turkey from 24 till 29 August 2020. We all remember what a success it was last year and previous 11 years. There will be awards in Overall, Women, Teams.

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Flying site

Ali Mountain is one of the famous places in Turkey - a flying site for two World Cup tours and dozens of minor paragliding events. It is located near the town of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province in central part of the country, in Anatolia.

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  • 79 Pilots Confirmed
  • 79 Pilots total registered
  • 90 EUR Entry fee
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  • 80 Pilots max allowed
  • 5 Countries presented
  • ✅ All certified wings allowed
  • 🏆 FAI Status = CAT 2 🏅
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    There will be medical rescue services at launch

    Medic on takeoff
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    There will be retrieve vehicles available to return pilots to HQ

    Retrieve included
  • 💩

    There are toilets at, or near, the launch

    Toilets on takeoff
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    There will be ballast water available at launch

    Ballast on takeoff
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    There will be daily lunch packs for pilots

    Lunch packs

Prize funds and scoring categories

  • Overall
  • Female
  • Sport Class
  • Turkish Ranking

Event info

Ali Dagi XC Open 2020 is also Turkish Nationals event. It will be held in Kayseri Turkey from 24 till 29 August 2020. We all remember what a success it was last year and previous 11 years. There will be awards in Overall, Women, Teams.
This Event will be FAI Cat 2

Flying site

Ali Mountain is one of the famous places in Turkey - a flying site for two World Cup tours and dozens of minor paragliding events. It is located near the town of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province in central part of the country, in Anatolia. The area of Kayseri is surrounded by the Mount Erciyes, the Mount Hasan and the Mount Ali.
Mount Ali (Ali Dagi) is located right near the town of Talas. There is a version that Ali Dag is named in honor of Ali Baba, a famous fabulous character, who is said to have lived in the area. It is a triple peaked round mountain about 1800 m height. A fine road leads to the top of it.
Mount Erciyes (Erciyes Dagi) is a massive stratovolcano located 25 km to the south of Kayseri in Turkey. Erciyes is the highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its top reaching 3,916 metres. It is considered to be the highest peak of the Anti-Taurus mountain range, a northeastern extension of the Taurus Mountains to the south, and belongs to the Alpide belt in Eurasia. This volcano may have erupted as recently as 253 BC.
Mount Hasan (Hasan Dagi) is an inactive stratovolcano on the border of Aksaray province. With an altitude of 3,253 m, it ranks as the second highest mountain of central Anatolia. It eruption is considered to be in Neolithic times.

Ali Dag flying site enjoys a dry continental climate of central Turkey and attractive thermal conditions. The best flying season is of course summer but it is possible to fly in winter in this area. The average cloud base in summer is about 5000 m and thermal strength is about 4 m/s. For comparison in spring thermal strength is twice as low and reaches only 2 m/s. The best month for XC flights is July. Thermals work all day long. We recommend to launch at about 12:00 then you can enjoy the best house thermals. The best winds for flying are W and NW.
When flying in Ali Dag are one should take the following precautions: the area of the volcano may be turbulent, with S wind in the higher level and avoid to fly to the north of the take off as military airfield is close and international airport is not so far.

Ali Dag is a record site. The longest flight from this take off was 157 km made by Yurdaer Etike in 2008 and also in 2010 a Turkish pilot Durali Karaca made an altitude record of 4900 m there. But on average summer day one should expect a normal 70 km XC flight.

Ali Mountain is a famous competition place. It hosted Paragliding World cup two times (in 2004 and 2007), with two PrePWC as expected and three Turkish Paragliding Championship (in 2007, 2008, 2009). It is also a famous Hanggliding competition place. Kayseri Hang gliding cup was held there in 2006 and 2007 and Hang Gliding European Championship in 2012.

Ali Mountain take off is located at its peak. Good ground road winds up the mountain to the take-offs. It is only 10 km to the nearest town.

Take-off 1: 1100 m ASL (38.667987, 35.545920)
It will be the competition main take off. Exposure E SE. Winds N, NW. Take off ground is large enough to lay 10 gliders. The slope is covered with grass. Its possible to make a top landing in case of necessity there. The take off has the following facilities: barracks, electricity, water, radio and 2 man 2 Women WC


Landing: 700m ASL (38,68812, 35,51734)
A large field at the bottom of the mountain covered with grass. The landing is right on the border of Talas town.

Selection and entry fee

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
The total number of participants is limited to 80+10 Wildcards

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR TURKISH PILOTS
Participation this comp is determined in the following order:
1. National team athletes,
2. Turkish Pilots Rankings Top 30 2019/2018
3. Pilots who have finished at least one open-distance comp or training comp in the first 20%,
4. Pilots who have flown at least one 100+ km or at least two 50+ km prior to comp.

Note: Pilots who have not been flying in any open-distance competition or training competition may not participate in this comp, even if they have references from experienced pilots.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-TURKISH PILOTS
Foreign pilots must be either top 1000 on WPRS rankings or must score on top 1/3 in overall of any FAI Cat 2 competitions in 2018-2019.

WILDCARDS
10 places are reserved for wildcards. Top 500 of WPRS and top 10 of TPS can register any time with the entry fee.


ENTRY FEE PAYMENT DETAILS
Entry fee is 700 TL or EUR 90 until July 30, 2020. The fee after this deadline will be 900 TL or EUR 110. Students under 25 (subject to ID proof) will pay 480 TL or EUR 60 until July 30, 2020. The fee after this deadline will be 700 TL or EUR 90.

Payment details TL (Foreign pilots can contact Semih +905323566888)
TALAS İMAR A.Ş.
Banka: Vakıfbank
Şube:Talas
Hesap No: TR 35 0001 5001 5800 7301 5356 02


ENTRY FEE INCLUDES
Transportation to takeoff
Lunch pack
Retrieval
Closing ceremony dinner
Maps
T-shirt and hat

Prize fund and scoring categories

1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked - Overall in the competition
1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked - Woman Overall in the competition
1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked - Clubs in the competition
1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked - Sports class in the competition (EN A / EN B / EN C)

General schedule

Monday, Agust 24 2020
09:00 - 19:00 - Official Registration
12:30 - 16:30 - Official Training
19:30 - 20:30 - Mandatory Safety Briefing

Wednesday, Agust 25-29 2020
Competition Flying Days

Wednesday, Agust 29 2020
20:30 Prize-giving and Closing Ceremony
21:00 Dinner and Closing Party

Daily schedule

08:00 - HQ opens
10:00 - Transportation to takeoff
11:30 - Task briefing
19:00 - Check-in deadline
20:00 - Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

Official Accomodation is Timuçin Residans.( Same as last year) Accommodation will be provided by organization

How to get here

HQ Will be in Timuçin Residence

Harman, Çaybağları 3. Sk. No:7, 38280 Talas/Kayseri, Türkiye
Kayseri Turkey

Plane

The city is served by Erkilet International Airport and the International Air Transport Association symbol for the airport is ASR. The airport is at a short distance from Kayseri center. There are several flights per day to Istanbul, Turkey's premium air transportation hub. Since the air transportation industry in Turkey is growing fast at present, new flights from Kayseri to several other localities in Turkey and outside Turkey are soon to be expected.
Air transport price:
Istanbul - Kayseri with Turkish Airlines One way (About 1 Hour)
Price : 120,00 TL (About 60 €)

Bus

The transportation within the city relies mainly on a light rail transit system, buses, dolmuş, and personal vehicles.

Intercity bus approximate prices:
Istanbul-Kayseri (About 11 Hours)
Price : 50,00 TL (About 25 €)
Ankara - Kayseri (About 5 Hours)
Price: 20,00 TL (About 10 €)

Train

Kayseri is connected to the rest of country with railroad service. There are four trains per day to Ankara. To the east there are two branches: one to Kars and Doğukapi toward Armenia, and another to Tatvan on the west shore of Lake Van.

Railroad Transportation prices:
Istanbul-Kayseri (About 17 Hours)
Price : 30,00 TL (About 15 €)

Ankara - Kayseri (About 8 Hours)
Price: 15,00 TL (About 7,5 €)

Car

Since the city is located in central Turkey, transportation via cars and buses are highly efficient. It takes approximately 3 hours to reach Ankara, approximately 3 hours to Mediterranean shores and 45 minutes to Cappadocia. The symbol of the city, Mount Erciyes, which is a notable ski center in winters and a trekker's paradise in summers, is at only 30 minutes' drive from the city centre.

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Talas Belediyesi
Türkiye Hava Sporları Federasyonu
Akin Gokbulut
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Tecelli AYDIN
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Tecelli AYDIN
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Tasks and results

Task 1

25 Aug, 2020

73.6 km — Race to goal

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Task 2

26 Aug, 2020

92.0 km — Race to goal

Task 3

27 Aug, 2020

120.2 km — Race to goal

Task 4

28 Aug, 2020

90.2 km — Race to goal

Task 5

29 Aug, 2020

72.9 km — Race to goal

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