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Open Carlos restrepo FAI 2 - 2da valida campeonato colombiano de parapente , will take place in Apia , Colombia from 17 to 23 February 2020. This is a FAI Second Category Event ID: , Event in Cross Country discipline.

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Flying site

Apía is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. It is located at an elevation of 1,630 metres, about 60 km away from district capital Pereira in the valley of the Apia river. The town has excellent views over the Tatamá Hill which is part of the Tatamá Nature Park.

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  • 100 Pilots max allowed
  • 4 Countries presented
  • ✅ All certified wings allowed
  • 🏆 FAI Status = CAT 2 🏅
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Prize funds and scoring categories

  • OPEN
  • SERIAL
  • SPORT
  • FEMENINO

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Event info

Open Carlos restrepo FAI 2 - 2da valida campeonato colombiano de parapente , will take place in Apia , Colombia from 17 to 23 February 2020. This is a FAI Second Category Event ID: , Event in Cross Country discipline. The competition is organized by Alejandro Bermudez.
This beautiful place of flight is located in the heart of Colombian coffee, surrounded by rivers, natural park, valleys is really an incredible landscape, since this takeoff the wattle, in Apia Risaralda the longest straight line flights of Colombia have been made, with more 200 km south in both paragliding and hang gliding.

We have 10 years of experience organizing different paragliding events

Important: This will be mandatory to use the -APP live tracker, in your smartphone mobile, it will be necessary for recovery and rescue.

Using data for the mobile, has a cost of $ 20,000 COP, for a week, and we recommend for better coverage, Movistar, claro, tigo.

Flying site

Apía is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. It is located at an elevation of 1,630 metres, about 60 km away from district capital Pereira in the valley of the Apia river. The town has excellent views over the Tatamá Hill which is part of the Tatamá Nature Park.

Take off: El Zarzo Elevation: 1880 mt. ASL N 5.080927, W -75.926027 with east, northeast
The takeoff is essentially a wide pasture land with no obstacles. In this open wide place more than 10 paragliders can arrange their flight.
Landing 5°04'26.2"N 75°53'12.7"W - Elevation : 1010 m. usually you can fly all year. Cloud base 2500-3000 ASL.

Territory of coffee cultural landscape, Apia Risaralda Colombia. Average temperature: 19 ° C °

Selection and entry fee

Registration will cost $ 200 USD , 350 COP for Colombian pilots licensed by Fedeaereos applies government subsidy
savings nequi bancolombia 3147144333,
western union ALEJANDRO BERMUDEZ 18533250
to Entry fee includes: transfer to pick-off and landing, shirt, snack
The registration fee for each event will be USD-200 until the day of the event.
Account number to pay entry fee will be available soon. We will inform registered pilots by email.
Requirements for participants
- Valid FAI pilot license
- Flying equipment: paraglider, harness, rescue, helmet, radio, GPS
- Active cell phone with Colombian number - Smartphone with internet access (for live tracking) - Aitribune APP downloaded into your smartphone
- Radio
- External power units for recharging cel phones
- Registration fee payment stub
- Complete registration form ready before Day 1
- Accept local valid regulations.
- Medical insurance. Must be valid for paragliding in Colombia. Must show contract copy to prove so. If pilot does not have this insurance, it must be purchased locally.
The entry fee includes:
- Shirt
- Badge
- Waypoint list
- Transportation from Apia to the take off
- Retrieve on main roads for daily tasks
- snack
- Trofies and medals
There will be awards in the following categories:
Open Class (EN-CCC)
Serial Class (EN D)
Sport (EN-A, EN-B, and EN-C)

El plan de premios en COP, Open Carlos Restrepo FAI II 2020 , Apia Risaralda, Colombia

OPEN PRIMER PUESTO : trofeo + 200000
OPEN SEGUNDO PUESTO : trofeo + 150000
OPEN TERCER PUESTO : trofeo + 100000


Serial Class (EN D)
SERIAL EN-D PRIMER PUESTO : trofeo + 200000
SERIAL EN-D SEGUNDO PUESTO: trofeo + 150000
SERIAL EN-D TERCER PUESTO : trofeo + 100000

Sport (EN-A, EN-B, and EN-C)
SPORT PRIMER PUESTO : trofeo + 200000
SPORT SEGUNDO PUESTO: trofeo + 150000
SPORT TERCER PUESTO : trofeo + 100000

the female category will depend on the number of participants

Prize fund and scoring categories

Open
Sport
Women (the female category will depend on the number of participants)
Serial
Serial

General schedule

Sunday, Feb 16, 2020
09:00 - 17:00 - training day, Registration and equipment inspection
18:30 - 18:30 - Mandatory Safety Briefing


Monday, Feb 17, - Sunday, Feb 23, 2020
Contest flying days
20:30 - Opening ceremony

Sunday, Feb 23, 2020
17:00 - Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

07:30 - Headquarter opens
08:30 - Transport to take-off
10:00 - Meet Director / Task and Safety Committee meetings
10:15 - Pilots' briefing / Previous task official results / Task definition
10:30 - Take-off window opens
16:30 - Scoring office opens
20:00 - Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

You can go making your reservations,
Junior Hotel: +57 311 3909574
Hotel zulayma: + 57 320 6916491

How to get here

*arriving from Cali to Apia are 235 kms.
*arriving from Pereira to Apia are 65 kms

Apía, Risaralda, Colombia
Apia Risaralda Colombia

Plane

The nearest airport is Pereira - Matecana International Airport. Avianca company makes flights from Bogota to Pereira several times a day.

Car

Apia is located in 55 km to the north from Pereira. It takes 1 and half hour to get there by car via 25 highway.
It takes about 4 hours to get there for Cali - 235 km.
Apia, esta Ubicado a 65 km de Pereira
car: https://goo.gl/maps/6UyAz
Car: Desde Cali y a 3 h 48 min y 235 km : https://goo.gl/maps/qA1Yh

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Organizers

Alejandro Bermudez
ORGANIZER AND MEET DIRECTOR
alejo4613@hotmail.com
Phone : +573147144333
Yermenson Agudelo
scorekeeper

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