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In 2020 in the depths of the Covid virus, all events worldwide were suspended. However, in the summer of 2020 there were signs that Slovenia may allow an international competition to be organised. And so the Freedom Open came into being.
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Kobala is a famous flying site in Soca river valley in Slovenia. With the landing place in Tolmin it is intended for flying hang gliders and paragliders, for sport flying, competitions, events and training hang glider and paraglider pilots.
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Registration will open on
08/12 18:00 (Europe/Ljubljana)
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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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Medic on takeoff
There will be medical rescue services at launch
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Good phone coverage
The region generally has good phone coverage
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Radio coverage
We will be monitoring radios for your safety whilst you fly
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Live trackers mandatory
Live Tracking is MANDATORY in this event to score. The organiser will provide the trackers.
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Launch Transport
There will be vehicles supplied to take you to launch
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Retrieve included
There will be retrieve vehicles available to return pilots to HQ
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Toilets on takeoff
There are toilets at, or near, the launch
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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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Lunch packs
There will be daily lunch packs for pilots
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ID Cards
The organisers will give you an ID card with all the essential items listed
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Free WiFi
The organisers will have free WiFi available at HQ
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Goal beers
There will usually be goal beers for winners
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Food
There will be a social evening with food
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Party
There will be an organised party during or after the event
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Live music
There will be live music or a DJ at the event
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Free gift
You will receive a tshirt or other welcome gift
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Carbon offset / Plant a Tree
The organisers have commmitted to Carbon Offset the event and/or Plant a Tree for each competitor
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Plastic reduction
The organisers support reducing the use of unnecessary plastic at the event. This includes NOT giving disposable water bottles
Contacts
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Meet Director
- Brett Janaway
- brett@flyevent.org
Event info
In 2020 in the depths of the Covid virus, all events worldwide were suspended. However, in the summer of 2020 there were signs that Slovenia may allow an international competition to be organised. And so the Freedom Open came into being. Assembled in just 3 weeks, it became one of the highest scoring WPRS events of the year. Now in 2024, we will continue with the 5th Freedom Open.
The Freedom Open dates and schedule have been carefully designed to allow pilots to travel on to the PWC in Feltre, Italy, fresh, practiced and ready to race. There are 6 tasks scheduled, from Sunday to Friday. Transport may be available to transport pilots to the PWC afterwards.
For 2025 we will adhere to the following:
- The event will be limited to 130 pilots
- 6 scheduled tasks
- Scoring is by Flymaster Trackers
- FTV 25%
- All pilots must have prior competition XC experience
- Sports pilots (EN-C & below) shall benefit from MRT scoring.
- Safety briefing will be predominantly by PDF document, in advance
The focus on the event is to deliver a safe competition to pilots that have been looking for an opportunity to compete at high level.
FUTURE YEARS
Plan ahead. This is how the series will develop in the future:
2026 = Gemona, late April
2027 = Tolmin, mid June
And so on......
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Selection and entry fee
β¦ The event is open to all pilots of any level of wing.
SELECTION
Places will be offered on the following basis:
β¦ Any pilot ranked top 500 WPRS will immediately be offered a place.
Thereafter by the following:
β¦ The top 10 ranked females that have registered
β¦ WPRS order until 70 places are filled
β¦ At organisers discretion for the remaining places
PAYMENT
β¦ Payment will be made by Paypal. Details will be sent by email if your application to participate is accepted.
β¦ If you receive a payment offer you should pay immediately, otherwise we will offer your place to another pilot on the waiting list.
β¦ Do ensure you have read the cancellation policy before making any payment!
INCLUDED
The payment will get you:
β¦ Up to six quality tasks, no reserve days
β¦ Daily transport to launch for all tasks
β¦ Retrieves daily
β¦ Daily lunch packs
β¦ Trackers, for safety and scoring
β¦ Typical tasking/scoring services
β¦ T-shirt & other souvenirs as we are able
β¦ Discounts for alternative activities in the event of bad weather
β¦ Other event benefits, as they are made available
β¦ There will be a few social evening with drinks organised, and as has become custom, an open, free bar one evening.
REQUIRED BY YOU
All Pilots must hold the following:
β¦ An FAI Sporting Licence (Don't confuse this with an IPPI card)
β¦ Medical/Travel insurance
β¦ Third party liability insurance (usually from your National Organisation)
β¦ A mobile phone
β¦ Recently repacked reserve parachute
β¦ Helmet, certified for paragliding use
β¦ Harness with certified back protection
β¦ 2M Radio capable of 143.900 Mhz FM
If you do not have ALL of the above you will NOT be permitted to participate.
In addition, you must supply a copy of a Certificate of Airworthiness valid in the 2 years prior to the event start & or a photo of the certification label in the wing (for wings less than 2 years old and with the manufacture date published in the wing, that is sufficient). You can upload this in Airtribune
Documents required at registration
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FAI Sporting Licence
Issued by your local NAC on behalf of the FAI. You cannot normally compete in an FAI event without one. Contact your National Association (NAC)
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FAI IPPI Card
The FAI IPPI card is an International card that states your skill level. It is issued by your National Association and matches the level or your flying Licence
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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.
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Liability Insurance
You must provide the organiser with a copy of your liability (3rd party) insurance documents
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Rescue/Medical Insurance
You must provide the organiser with a copy of your medical, rescue and repatriation insurance. You can purchase Global Rescue cover from Airtribune
Cancellation Policy
Pilots who want to cancel their registration should do it as soon as possible.
β¦ A pilot who cancels at least 45 days before the event start can ask for a refund of their deposit, less an administrative fee of β¬50.
β¦ Cancellations received less than 45 days before the event start will lose the deposit and not be refunded. Nothing further will be due.
Cancellations must be informed by email and the date at which the email is received will be used to calculate your refund, if one is due.
β¦ Refunds are not immediate. We have one admin day per month.
β¦ Your deposit and/or payment is NOT transferable to another pilot. There is a strict selection process and you cannot bypass this by passing your payment to another pilot.
β¦ Please ensure you have adequate holiday travel insurance to cover any losses if you later find you are unable to participate.
CANCELLATION BY US
In the event the organisers deem it necessary to cancel, relocate, or reschedule the competition you will be entitled to a partial refund:
β¦ Up to 7 days before the event start : 50% of the deposit
β¦ Less than 7 days before the event start: A percentage of funds once any costs incurred by the local organiser have been deducted.
β¦ After the start of the competition any refunds will be at the sole discretion of the organisers.
The organisers will not be liable for any costs incurred by anyone attending, or intending to attend the event, or any consequential losses arising from the cancellation, relocation, or rescheduling of the event.
Prize fund and scoring categories
Serial - All gliders EN-D and below
Sports - All gliders EN-C and below
Women - All females
General schedule
Saturday 21 June
PRACTICE DAY
Saturday 21 June
Unofficial practice. Transport will be available at the camping and a suggested task distributed. No retrieves or scoring. The transport cost this day is the standard parataxis charge and should be booked through the camping reception, as normal.
SAFETY BRIEFING
Sunday 22 June
8.45am: βMandatory Safety Briefingβ
TASK DAYS
1st task Sunday 22 June
Last scheduled task Friday 27 June
PRIZE GIVING
Last task day
Daily schedule
09h00: Headquarters open
09h30: Transportation to take off
10h15: Task and Safety Committee meetings
11h15: Pilot briefing/Task briefing
11h30: Take-off window opens (depending on the actual weather conditions)
16h00: Scoring office opens
19h00: Provisional results (depending on the last pilot being retrieved)
The daily schedule is subject to change. Any changes to the schedule will be posted on the whiteboard in HQ. Changes will be announced by the Meet Director at the Daily briefing
Accommodation and Activities
The venue will be the Camping Gabrje. We therefore recommend this to most pilots. They will be operating as normal throughout the competition.
You may also book various accommodation options in Tolmin, or the surrounding area.
How to get here
None
Tolmin, Gabrje Slovenia
Plane
The nearest international airports are Ljubljana (85 km away) and Trieste (70 km away) in Italy. From there you can catch a bus to Tolmin.
Bus
You can get to Tolmin by bus from most of the major cities in Slovenia.
If you travel from Ljubljana, you will find the timetable here:
http://www.ap-ljubljana.si/en/
If you travel from Nova Gorica, you will find the timetable here:
http://www.avrigo.si/potniski_prevozi/linijski_promet/vozni_red/
Train
There is a train station at the nearby town of Most na Soci. It is about 10 minutes by taxi to Tolmin. Connecting trains are hard though as it is a small service. You can come from the north, through from Austria, with a change at Jesenice. You can also board at Nova Gorica in the south.
There is a Car Train service from the north than can turn a 1 hour car drive into a 35 minute ride through the beautiful valleys. But there are only 3 or 4 services a day, from Bohinska Bistrica.
Car
You can get to Tolmin either from Kobarid, Nova Gorica or Ljubljana/Idrija. The Headquarters are located at Gabrje Campsite, which is ca. 4 km NW from Tolmin by the Soca river.
Downloads
Waypoint files
Organizers
Airtribune
Gasper Prevc
Contacts
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Meet Director
- Brett Janaway
- brett@flyevent.org