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PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING - This competition is open to current pilot rated and above members of the BHPA (British Hang gliding and Paragliding Association), please DO NOT register if you are not a member or your registration will be cancelled.
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This round of the BPCup is in the beautiful Forest of Bowland at the kind invitation of the Pennine Soaring Club.- http://www.penninesoaringclub.org.uk/sites/
This will be the fourth visit of the BPCup to fly the Pennines.
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Registration will open on
30/05 09:00 (Europe/London)
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Live trackers supplied
The organiser will supply Live trackers to you, for safety and scoring
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Helicopter rescue
The region supports helicopter rescues
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No Medic on takeoff
There will not be medicical services on launch.
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Poor phone coverage
There is poor phone signal in this area.
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No radio coverage
The radio is not monitored.
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Retrieve included
There will be retrieve vehicles available to return pilots to HQ
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Tracklogs managed
The organisers will download the tracklogs at HQ for scoring
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Airtribune blogging
The organisers are using Airtribune for registration, tracking, blogging and to publish scores
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Free WiFi
The organisers will have free WiFi available at HQ
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Party
There will be an organised party during or after the event
Contacts
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Organiser
- Viv Fouracre
- +447966230206
- britishparaglidingcup@gmail.com
Event info
PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING - This competition is open to current pilot rated and above members of the BHPA (British Hang gliding and Paragliding Association), please DO NOT register if you are not a member or your registration will be cancelled. This is the second UK round of the BPCup.
Who are the BPCup pilots? Our competitors are pilots from a wide range of backgrounds all drawn together by a shared love of flying paragliders and quite often just starting out on their competitive journey. We aim to give you a fun competition focused on learning and mentoring with a friendly team headed by our Meet Director who takes care of all the onerous weather forecast interpretation, site choice and task setting, leaving you to just take off and enjoy flying the tasks. Some of our pilots come back to us year after year and several others have gone on to make their mark in the wider paragliding world.
You will find lots of useful information and answers to your questions on the BPCup website and the General heading is particularly useful for new competition pilots or for those with dodgy memories - https://www.bpcup.co.uk/faq
Your competition entry fee includes:
♦ Safety trackers
♦ A competitors meal one evening
♦ Subsidised retrieves
♦ Entry into our very own BPCup XCLeague - https://www.bpcup.co.uk/xcl/index.html - (even if you only compete in one round)
Flying site
Selection and entry fee
ENTRY FEE VIA PAYPAL: £110
You must be pilot rated and above and a current member of the BHPA (British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association), please DO NOT register if you are not a member or your registration will be cancelled.
IMPORTANT - Your BHPA membership No. goes in the National Federation License ID Box on the registration page and is also your insurance for this UK round
The event is a Sports Class only competition. That means that no CCC or EN-D glider pilots are allowed to participate. This event is for pilots flying EN-C class gliders and below.
Your place at the competition is not confirmed until we have received your payment, early payment upon receipt of our email is therefore advised. The Pilot Lists show the current status of your registration.
MANDATORY FOR THE COMPETITION - All Pilots must hold the following:
♦ A current BHPA membership which is Pilot rated or above (Club Pilots are not eligible)
♦ A mobile phone
♦ Recently repacked reserve parachute
♦ Helmet, certified for paragliding use
♦ Harness with certified back protection
♦ 2M Radio capable
Documents required at registration
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National Licence
The organiser requires you to present your National flying licence.
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Signed Application form
You will need to sign an applicaton form at the venue. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
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Signed Waiver/Release form
You will need to sign a waiver or release document to show you understand the risks. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
Cancellation Policy
Prize fund and scoring categories
General schedule
Thursday 27th August
18.00 - 21.00 Registration
21.00 Competition, area and sites briefing
Friday 28th - Monday 31st August - Taskable days
Monday 31st August - Prize giving at the earliest opportunity after the task or when the task has been cancelled
Daily schedule
08.00 - 09.00 Telegram message as to whether it’s a taskable day and if so what time to be ready to leave
08.30 - 09.00 Transport to site
10.00 - 12.00 Task briefing
11.30 - 14.00 Window open
16.00 Scoring starts
21.00 Provisional results, Telegram communication of the following days likelihood of being taskable
Accommodation and Activities
Competition HQ and camping will be at the Bowland Forest Gliding Club - https://bfgc.co.uk/newsite/index.php/location/ - There is no need to contact the gliding club as all camping arrangements are being made directly with the BPCup admin. Toilet and shower facilities are available on site but there are no electric hookups available.
How to get here
Longridge United Kingdom
Downloads
Waypoint files
Organizers
British Paragliding Cup
Viv Fouracre
Gareth Aston
Brad Nicholas
Lester Gordon
Contacts
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Organiser
- Viv Fouracre
- +447966230206
- britishparaglidingcup@gmail.com
