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24 Pilots Confirmed
24 Pilots total registered

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24 Pilots max allowed
1 Countries presented
✅ All certified wings allowed
🏆 FAI Status = CAT 2 🏅

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Prize funds and scoring categories

Open, Open Female
Sport, Sport Female (EN-C or lower)

Contacts

Meet Director
- Esa Alaraudanjoki
- 00 358 five zero 401 6510
- varjoliito@yahoo.co.uk

Event info

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Finnish Aeronautical Association (FAA) and Southern Finland Paragliding Club (ESV) welcomes you to the "2016 Finnish Open XC League - Round 1" competition at the Kiikala airfield in Finland. Airfield is located in the middle of beautiful Finnish countryside surrounded by forested hills, lakes and agricultural fields. Terrain provides good thermal conditions and flatland XC flying throughout the season.

Event is part of the Finnish Open XC League 2016, consisting of a series of 6 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 / Kimmo Korhonen / Finnish Open XC League, Round 1
Kiikala /Kärkölä 5.-7th May ( 3 Days )

JR/ Tamkik / Juha Herrala / Finnish Open XC League, Round 2
EFJM 14.-15th May

PVL / Mika Pousi/ Finnish Open XC League, Round 3
Leivonmäki, 8.-10th July ( 3 Days )

Kalajoen ilmailukerho / Antti Jutila, Finnish Open XC League, Round 4
EFYL 16.-17th July

Airiston varjoliitäjät ry / Jukka Laakso Finnish Open XC League, Round 5
Oripää or Kiikala 30.-31. July

PGT-Finland ry / Jari Takanen Finnish Open XC League, Round 6
Viluksela / Kiikala 20.-21st August

Flying site

Kiikala airfield (ICAO EFIK) is in south-western Finland, about 100 km west from capital city of Helsinki. Nearest large town is town of Salo that is about 40km west from the airfield. Kiikala airfield is the home base of the Southern Finland Paragliding Club. In addition to paragliders there are also sail planes and ultra lights operating from there. Elevation of the area is only about 100 meters MSL. There are no hills whatsoever, so the good flatland XC flying skills are essential. Take-off method is towing. All pilots are expected to master tow launches. There are paved runways 18/36 ja 10/28.
Main runway 18/36 is officially 930 meters long but there is 1350 meters in use for paraglider towing. Runway 10/28 is only 600 m long and it will be used only in case of side wind.
There is a club house at the airfield, but the facilities are fairly limited. Club house will be used as the event head quarters. There is WiFi available in the club house, though.
Mobile phone network coverage is also pretty 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 Kiikala at http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights-search/?filter[point]=23.6526%2060.46852&list[sort]=pts&list[dir]=down

Take off - 60.46222, 23.6525 (60°27'44.00"N 23°39'9.00"E) - 116 m (381 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/kiikala-efik/

Selection and entry fee

Note: Registration opens 1st April 2016 to all of the "Finnish Open XC League 2016 - rounds 1-6" competitions on these pages. Each Round/event has got its own sub-page.

This page is for the Round 1, Kiikala: First selection to the competition will be made 22nd April, and the 6 reserved places for foreign pilots will be then released and places filled up in the order of registration. The organiser will send e-mail to the selected pilots on 22nd April containing message "To pay". The payment of 75 euro must be in the Clubs account by the 29th April. After this deadline the post registration payment will be 90 euro.

Prize fund and scoring categories

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

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

General schedule

May 5, 2016
08-8:45 The post registration at the Kiikala Airport is possible, 90 euro.
09:00 First Briefing, check of licence and FAI-Sporting license.
09:00 - 17:00 - Official Registration and equipment inspection

May 5-7 2016
Contest flying days

May 7, 2016
19:00 - 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
22:00 - Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

Available beds in the Airport HQ -with small fee, tent and camper places around HQ. HQ have got shower and kitchen.

How to get here

25390 Salo, Finland
Kiikala 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.
Competition HQ is 100 west from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Rental car is the most convenient option to reach Kiikala airfield.

Bus

There is a regular express bus connection from Helsinki to Turku. Nearest bus stop is about 15 km from the competition HQ. Contact organizers for a pickup from the bus stop.

Car

From Helsinki drive the E18 motorway 100 km towards Turku. Turn from junction 18 towards Kiikala / Suomusjärvi and drive 4.4 km.
Then turn right to Oinasjärventie. Drive 5.2 km and turn right to Kiikala airfield.