Ozone Krusevo Open 2024

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24 Jul, 2024 Airport transver

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Flying, education, and a lot of fun! That's what Ozone Krushevo Open stands for.
Organized by the well-known and experienced pilots, led by Jocky Sanderson and backed up by Ozone Paragliders. The format allows pilots only with A, B, and C gliders to participate.

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51 Pilots Confirmed
51 Pilots total registered
250 EUR Entry fee

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120 Pilots max allowed
22 Countries presented
✅ EN-C and below allowed
❌ CCC & EN-D wings prohibited
This is not an FAI sanctioned event

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Safety

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The organiser will supply Live trackers to you, for safety and scoring

Live trackers supplied
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There will be medical rescue services at launch

Medic on takeoff
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The region generally has good phone coverage

Good phone coverage
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We will be monitoring radios for your safety whilst you fly

Radio coverage

Organisation

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There will be vehicles supplied to take you to launch

Launch Transport
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There will be retrieve vehicles available to return pilots to HQ

Retrieve included
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There are toilets at, or near, the launch

Toilets on takeoff
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The organisers will download the tracklogs at HQ for scoring

Tracklogs managed
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The organisers are using Airtribune for registration, tracking, blogging and to publish scores

Airtribune blogging

Benefits

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There will be daily lunch packs for pilots

Lunch packs
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The organisers will have free WiFi available at HQ

Free WiFi
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There will usually be goal beers for winners

Goal beers
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There will be an organised party during or after the event

Party
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You will receive a tshirt or other welcome gift

Free gift

Prize funds and scoring categories

Overall
Women
Recreation
Team

Organizers

Contacts

Registration & payments
- Stefan Dzugovski
- +38971261398
- dzstefan@gmail.com
GENERAL QUESTIONS
- Baki Schakirovski
- +38971209917
- flyozone@yahoo.com

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Event info

Flying site

Situated at an altitude of 1350m, Krushevo is the highest town in the Balkans, 159 km from the capital Skopje, 55 km from Bitola, 32 km from Prilep, and only 68 km from the Macedonian - Greek crossing border “Medzitlia - Niki”. Main takeoff places are East and West starts. Very comfortable even for beginners they also enjoy excellent (in mountain terms) roads connections.
East Start 1420m ASL (41.340802, 21.256547)
It is facing east - northeast towards Pelagonia Valley. It is several minutes drive from the town and an asphalt road goes almost through the launch. When you take the paraglider out from the car, it is already on the place where it should be open. Lazy pilots will love this launch. East Start is a grassy shallow slope bordered by big trees from the South, which offers thick shadows in sunny days.
Home thermals are everywhere: on the left, on the right side from the take off and sometimes straight ahead.
All kind of different cross-country flights can be made from East start. Usual flights are out-and-return to town Prilep to the East, all kind of triangles and zigzags in the valley or over the ridge or distance flights to the South up to the Greek border. Coming back from the South is quite difficult because in "normal" summer afternoon light north wind is blowing through the valley. A good road connection helps coming back.
West Start 1440m ASL
It's a secondary smaller take off place facing west - southwest, it is 500 meters away from East Start. Cars, again, can be driven right up to the launch.
The same cross-country flights can be done from here. Landing fields under this launch are smaller than on the other side of mountain where there are very large fields, mostly grassy. This launch can also be used for beginners so landings should suit competition pilots too!

Selection and entry fee

€250Euros
€230Euros - for pilots flying Ozone Wings until 15.07.2024
Entry Fee is non transferable

Documents required at registration

You will need to sign an applicaton form at the venue. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.

Signed Application 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.

Signed Waiver/Release form
You will need to provide photo ID on arrival. This could be Passport, Driving Licence or National ID, for example.

Identification documents needed
You must provide the organiser with a copy of your liability (3rd party) insurance documents

Liability Insurance

Cancellation Policy

Entry fee will be refunded
-Cancellation within 7 days of paying = 95% refund
-Cancellation date more than 60 days before competition start date = 50% refund of entry price
-Cancellation date less than 60 days before comp start = 0% refund of entry price
Cancellations must be informed by email and the date at which the email is received will be used to calculate your refund.

Prize fund and scoring categories

General schedule

– Sunday, Aug 18
17:00 – 20:00 Official Registration
20:00 – 21:00 Mandatory Safety Briefing and Opening Ceremony
– Monday, Aug 19,
07:30 – 09:00 Official Registration
10:00 Transport to the Take-off, first official task,
Aug 19 – Aug 24, 2022 Contest flying days,
Aug 24 2024 20:00 – Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

09:00 – Headquarter opens
9:30-10:00 – Transport to the take-off
11:00 – Pilots’ briefing / Previous task official results / Task definition
11:30 – Take-off window opens
16:30 – Scoring office opens
20:00 – Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

Hotel Panorama - https://panoramaspa.mk/
Hotel Montana - http://www.montanapalace.com/
Villa Marija - https://www.booking.com/hotel/mk/vila-marija-krusevo.html +38971261398
Villa Medusa - http://paraglidingmacedonia.com/accomondation/ +38970333859

How to get here

You can reach Krusevo either by car or you can fly into Skopje international airport.
Local transportation, from and back to, Skopje airport can be provided by the Organizers. please contact Stefan on dzstefan@gmail.com

9773+G4 Krushevo, North Macedonia
Krusevo North Macedonia

Plane

International airports in Skopje and Ohrid connects Macedonia with several major European cities. Close regional airports in Belgrade, Sofia and Thessaloniki can also be used, as they are all within a few hours' drive from Macedonia.

Low cost airlines flying to Macedonia
TurkishAirlines http://www.turkishairlines.com - Turkey, Russia, Brazil, India, Israel, Spain, Canada, China, Korea, Norway, France, CzechRepublic, SouthAfrica, Japan, UnitedStates,Ukraine.
SWISS http://www.swiss.com - Denmark, Brazil, India, Israel, Spain, Canada, Norway, Poland, France, CzechRepublic, Japan, SouthAfrica, UnitedStates
WizzAir, WizzAirUkraine http://wizzair.com/ - Great Britain, Italy
Air Berlin http://www.airberlin.com, TUIfly http://www.tuifly.com/de/index.html - Germany, Spain, Canada, Switzerland, UnitedStates
Pegasus http://www.flypgs.com - Denmark,Israel,Ukraine
CroatiaAirlines http://www.croatiaairlines.com -Netherlands, France, Croatia
Adria http://www.adria.si/ - Slovenia

Bus

A number of bus lines connect Macedonia with all neighbouring countries and other European cities. Buses are frequent, and offer relatively inexpensive fares and professional service. Usually they depart from Skopje bus station.
Travelling on public inter-city buses in Macedonia used to be quite an interesting experience, since it usually included loud folk music and the risk of having to travel next to very different people with sometimes not so pleasant habits, subject to many urban legends and jokes. At present, public buses have improved and most of them have air-conditioning as well. Still, if you decide to travel by a public inter-city bus, do check it first before buying a ticket.

Train

An international train, operating daily, twice a day, connects Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Thessaloniki (Greece) via Macedonia. It stops at Tabanovce (the Macedonia-Serbia border crossing point), Kumanovo, Skopje, Veles, Gradsko, Negotino, DemirKapija, and Gevgelija (Greek border crossing point), as well as a few small villages. From Skopje, Veles and Gradsko there are train connections to Prilep (35 km from Krusevo).

Car

The international highway E-75 runs north-south from Serbia to Greece, bisecting Macedonia. This is the most common route for overland tourists to take for entering Macedonia. There are also good roads connecting the country with Bulgaria to the East and Albania to the West.
Krusevo is on around a 2 hour drive (160 km) from Skopje Airport, via Motorway "Alexander of Macedon"/A1/А1 and A1, or on about 1 h 36 min drive (119.7 km) from Ohrid Airport via E65 and R1305 (note that this path is not a highway).

Rent-a-car
Numerous car-rental companies, run by both Macedonian companies and local representatives of recognized Western companies are available in Macedonia. Among the latter there are Sixth, Avis and Hertz, whereas among the most prominent Macedonian companies one should name Biveks, Ineks, Mn, Ni-Mar Komerc and Putnik-Eurodolar.
Rental car prices in Macedonia generally start from 40-50 euros per day, though for longer periods the rate can be somewhat lower. In order to rent a car, be prepared to present a valid passport and driver's license from your home country.

Driving tips
Driving in Macedonia by car: While roads in Macedonia are generally good, drivers should watch out for falling rock zones in mountainous areas, and dogs, cows and sheep in rural areas. Drivers should also note that in Macedonia it is illegal to talk on a mobile phone while driving, seatbelts are mandatory and headlights have to be on during the day.