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Event info
There are less than 90 days left for the Piedrahita Niviuk Open and participation in the event is extremely low. Unfortunately, our quality criteria do not allow us to hold a competition in these conditions.
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Piedrahíta is a flying site located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. It is one of the best place in Europe to make long distance flights.
The flying site is a mixture of mountain and flatland zones.
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Registration will open on
01/01 11:30 (Europe/Madrid)
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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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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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Ballast on takeoff
There will be ballast water available at launch
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Lunch packs
There will be daily lunch packs for pilots
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Goal beers
There will usually be goal beers for winners
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Party
There will be an organised party during or after the event
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Free gift
You will receive a tshirt or other welcome gift
Event info
There are less than 90 days left for the Piedrahita Niviuk Open and participation in the event is extremely low. Unfortunately, our quality criteria do not allow us to hold a competition in these conditions. For this reason, the local team together with the municipality of Piedrahita and Niviuk have decided to postpone the competition until next year (dates have yet to be defined). It has truly been a very difficult decision for us, and we are sorry for any problems that it may cause you.
We offer you 2 options for returning the registration fee. The first option is to apply the registration fee for next year’s competition, and the second is to request a refund of 100% of the registration fee. For this option we ask you to send an email to niviuk.open.piedrahita.2023@gmail.com stating the details of the account you would like us to send the refund to.
For those who in any case plan to go to Piedrahita a retrieval van service can be organized depending on the number of pilots who request it. If you want to participate for the retrieval service (fly over an axis) please send us an email. Once the number of interested pilots is known, we will send you the costs of service.
Once again, we apologize and we hope to see you next year.
Flying site
Selection and entry fee
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.
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Identification documents needed
You will need to provide photo ID on arrival. This could be Passport, Driving Licence or National ID, for example.
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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
Between 16/05 and 30/06 50% Refund
After 01/07 No refund
Prize fund and scoring categories
General schedule
15:00 Official Registration
21:00 Mandatory Safety briefing
From 17 to 22 Competition days
9:00 Headquarter open
10:30 Transport to Take-off
11:30 Task meeting
12:30 Take-off windows open
17:00 Scoring office opens
22:00 Provisional results
22/07 Prize Ceremony
Daily schedule
10:30 Transport to Take-off
11:30 Task meeting
12:30 Take-off windows open
17:00 Scoring office opens
22:00 Provisional results
Accommodation and Activities
How to get here
None
Piedrahita Spain
Plane
The nearest international airport is Madrid (Barajas) which is 200 km away.
You can get to Madrid center from airport by metro. The metro in Madrid is cheap and efficient, and it takes you pretty much everywhere. There is a subway station inside the bus station and it's name is Mendez Alvaro. From the Airport to Mendez Alvaro will take you about 45 minutes. First take line 8 to Nuevos Ministerios. Once there take line 6 to Mendez Alvaro. At the bus station, go upstairs to get your ticket. The ticket office for Cevesa is at the far end of the hall lookng from the cafe area.
Bus
La empresa de autobuses que da servicio a Piedrahita se llama CEVESA.
Desde Madrid:
Estación de Sur de Autobuses. Méndez Álvaro 83. Madrid 28045.
Teléfono: 91 468 42 00.
e-mail: info@estaciondeautobuses.com
Madrid – Piedrahíta
HORARIOS:
De lunes a sábado
Laborables: 8:15 – 16:10
Viernes: 8:30-15:15—16:10*-20:30
* (Del 1 de Julio al 15 de Septiembre)
Domingos: 8:30-20:30
Desde Ávila:
Estación de Autobuses. Avenida de Madrid, 2.
Teléfono:.920 22 01 54
Ávila – Piedrahíta
HORARIOS:
De lunes a sábado
Laborables: 9:45-13:00-17:30
Domingos: 9:45-21:45
Desde Salamanca:
Estación de autobuses. Avenida Filiberto Villalobos, 71.
Teléfono: 923 23 67 17. Take the metro from the airport to La Estacion Sur de Autobuses – the metro stop is called Mendez Alvaro.
You can get to Piedrahita by coach, which leaves the Estacion Sur de Autobuses in Madrid and brings you to Piedrahita in approximately two hours at the cost of €12.66. The bus company is called Cevesa.
The buses run from Madrid at the following times:
Madrid-Piedrahita: Morning: 8:30am every day. Afternoon: 16:10 every day except Sundays, when it leaves in the evening at 20:30 There is an extra one on Fridays at 20:30
The return trip can be made at these times: Piedrahita-Madrid: 8:15, 8:25, 10:40, 16:25 every day except Sundays when they leave at 17:15 and 20:25
http://www.cevesa.es/
Train
Estación de Atocha. Glorieta Carlos V s/n. 91 328 90 20
Estación de Chamartin. Agustín de Foxa, s/n. 91 323 15 15
Otra posibilidad es el tren para llegar a Piedrahíta.
Los trenes parten desde la estación de Chamartín o Atocha, dependiendo del tren que escojamos tardaremos entre una hora o dos. El viaje termina en la estación Renfe de Ávila.
Tendremos que enlazar nuestro viaje con un autobús directo que nos dejará en Piedrahíta.
Informaciones más completas, directamente en la página de RENFE
The closest train station to Piedrahita is Avila. It is still 58 km away, and the only buses are the same as those coming from Madrid, which are better caught there.
A taxi from Avila to Piedrahita costs around €50. There regular trains from Madrid to Avila, almost every hour in the peak times, and prices vary, depending on the speed of the train. There are several stations in Madrid, but the one that links with Avila is Chamartín. Again, there is a metro stop inside the station (also called Chamartín) we have highlighted it on the metro map above.
For trains information see: Renfe - Timetables and Prices http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/horarios.html
Car
Desde Madrid: Autopista A6 Madrid – Ávila.
ITINERARIO:
• A6 - Majadahonda, Las Rozas de Madrid, Villacastin, 110 Km. 1 h. 8 min.
• N-110. Ávila – Plasencia. 60 km hasta Piedrahíta. 40 min.
By car Piedrahita lies on the National highway N-110, some 50km east of Avila. Hitchhiking in central Spain is uncommon and takes time!
Taxi
To get to the bus station you can get a taxi from the airport, but careful not to be overcharged. The ride shouldn't cost much than €40. If you are charged significantly more, ask for a receipt and take the details of the taxi driver, license number, etc.
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Organizers
Larry Pino