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IAPP flight to mt. Karcom and Mitzpe Ramon, 2 day flight circular run, required professional level demonstrate navigation skills and fuel consumption efficiency, flying through the amazing views of the Negeve desert.

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Flying site

Mt. Karkom is one of the most beautiful attractions in the Negev desert, along side the Tzihor wadi is located which is exceptionally fitting a low level flying.
It located about 40 km to the south of Tel Aviv, not far from the border with Egypt.

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Prize funds and scoring categories

  • Min Fuel
  • All Check Points

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Event info

IAPP flight to mt. Karcom and Mitzpe Ramon, 2 day flight circular run, required professional level demonstrate navigation skills and fuel consumption efficiency, flying through the amazing views of the Negeve desert. This flight is organized by the IAPP and open to its members only, limited to 20 PPCs. room and board available to purchase.

Flying site

Mt. Karkom is one of the most beautiful attractions in the Negev desert, along side the Tzihor wadi is located which is exceptionally fitting a low level flying.
It located about 40 km to the south of Tel Aviv, not far from the border with Egypt. The mountain is a historic and tourist place famous for its rock artefacts. It has once been supposed to be Mt Sinai mentioned in the Bible.
With extremely hot and dry weather in summer (35C day, 12-15C night) it is advised to visit the site on spring and winter time.

Take off airfield: 30.657722, 34.806758 (36R 673111 3393062)

Selection and entry fee

None at this point. The competition is organized by the IAPP and open to its members only.

Prize fund and scoring categories

There will be 2 scoring categories:
All Checkpoints - Award for passing through all check points
Min Fuel - Award for completing the route with minimum fuel consumption
Prize find will be defined later.

General schedule

May 29th - 30th, 2015
Competition days.

Daily schedule

Day 1 - Friday May 29th
14:00 arrival to airstrip
15:00 pilots briefing
16:00 Takeoff
19:00 last landing and headout to camp

Day 2 - Saturday May 30th
06:00 deployment
06:30 pilot briefing
07:00 Takeoff

Accommodation and Activities

לכל החברים שלום, אנחנו מארגנים הזמנה מרוכזת של חדרים בחאן השיירות, כרגע יש לנו 4 חדרים מוזמנים, עד סוף השבוע הזה אבקש מכל מי שרוצה שנארגן לו חדר שישלח הודעה. בנוסף מתוכננת ארוחת ערב למשתתפים בטיסה.

How to get here

the HQ for this event is also the hotel for the pilots for this event

It is a 1 hour drive from Tel Aviv to the south

Pundak Ramon, Mitzpe Ramon
Karkom Israel

Plane

The nearest international airport is TelAviv.

Car

Take road 40 down south to Beer Shiva, continue south after the city for 10 miles and when getting to the road 25, Tzihor crossroads, take the dirk track to the airstrip.
Ramon Airstrip - 36R 673111 3393062

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Organizers

IAPP
The Israeli association of Powered Parachutes

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