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Flatland is best for flying during springtime. Let the smell of acacia trees guide you towards the cloudbase and delight your eyes with diversity of colors from the fresh grown crops.
Skytribe Paragliding Club invites you to participate to the first Romanian XC competition in 2016 part of Romanian Nationals and Romanian Cup.

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Flying site

Siria is the place with significance for paragliding in western region of Romania. Long XC flights have been flown here, this is a classic flatland site where your skill and knowledge will let you fly until sunset.

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  • 80 Pilots max allowed
  • 10 Countries presented
  • ✅ All wing types allowed
  • 🏆 FAI Status = CAT 2 🏅
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Prize funds and scoring categories

  • Sport Class
  • Fun Class
  • Woman
  • Overall
  • Team

Event info

Flatland is best for flying during springtime. Let the smell of acacia trees guide you towards the cloudbase and delight your eyes with diversity of colors from the fresh grown crops.
Skytribe Paragliding Club invites you to participate to the first Romanian XC competition in 2016 part of Romanian Nationals and Romanian Cup.

Flying site

Siria is the place with significance for paragliding in western region of Romania. Long XC flights have been flown here, this is a classic flatland site where your skill and knowledge will let you fly until sunset. Located in western part of Romania, Siria marks the spot where the Pannonia Basin ends and the first hills raise above the steady 100m altitude of the plain.
Siria has two official takeoffs (around 500m ASL) oriented to either North or South served by recently paved road. The gravel quarry located near the North takeoff is the source of one house thermal, landing places are safe and suitable for all pilots and glider categories.
By tradition, 1st of May is bank Holiday and Siria is the place of gathering for Romanian paragliding community since many years.

Enjoy the videos:
In Siria you can meet the famous "10x twist" author https://youtu.be/AJx11rUsKFY?t=143 :)
The ruins of the citadel: https://vimeo.com/98720772
Siria from above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgx6pV7jCk

Take off: 46°15'58" (46.2662)N; 21°39'29" (21.6583)E - Elevation : 411 m.
Landing: 46°15'47" (46.2633)N; 21°38'54" (21.6486)E - Elevation : 257 m

Selection and entry fee

Entry fee
90 Euro for all participants. (93,53 € for PayPal payments).
Registration validation: The registration is only valid once the organization has received the registration fee.

Payment methods: Bank Transfer, Cash, PayPal

Bank Transfer
Please transfer € 90,- to:
Organisation Name: Club Sportiv Skytribe
IBAN: RO83 RNCB 02491 2698 956 0002
SWIFT/BIC: RNCBROBU
BANK: BCR Timisoara, Romania
Please don't forget to send an email to gheza@skytribe.ro when the payment is complete.

Paypal
You can also pay securely via PayPal. Click this PayPal link to get on the payment page.

Prize fund and scoring categories

Siria Open 2016 is a cross country (XC) competition. Its results will be calculated for Romanian Nationals and Romanian Cup. All categories compete for FAI points (WPRS).

• Overall
• 1st Team
• 1st Sport Class (EN-C, LTF/DHV 2)
• 1st Fun Class (up to EN-B, up to LTF/DHV 1-2)
• Woman

General schedule

Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Official Registration and Training Day
18:00-21:00 Registration
Wednesday, 27 April, 2016
09:00-11:00 Registration
11:00 Mandatory Safety Briefing
12:00 Competition Day
Thursday, 28 April - Sunday, 1 May, 2016
Competition days
Sunday, 1 May, 2016
19:00 Prize giving ceremony

Daily schedule

08:00 - Headquarter opens
09:00 - Deadline for the previous day protests
10:00 - Daily briefing and transportation to Take off
Any other schedule items are subject to Meet Director regulations

Accommodation and Activities

We recommend following accommodation facilities:

Pensiunea Äpfelhaus http://www.apfel-haus.ro/ , https://goo.gl/maps/3WgXgrMj1K22
22km from HQ, 22 available places, around 45 Euro/room, can be less for bigger groups;with pool and excellent food

Pensiunea Konak https://goo.gl/POqE8C , https://goo.gl/maps/nwmKFwdFnCT2
18 km from HQ, 20 available places, with covered pool

Pensiunea Gheza-Moni Amadeus https://goo.gl/jsFhxl , https://goo.gl/maps/aRw1misDUtL2
20 km from HQ, stylish traditional 300 years old building, 12 places available, 50Euro/person/night, Tel. +40 723 768 723

Hotel Iris Arad, http://www.hotel-iris.ro
At 43 km from HQ, special price for pilots during competition

Tent can be set-up both at HQ and Äpfelhaus(see above) with access to local facilities.

For questions please contact our accommodation manager Mihai Roventa Tel: +40 (0)723 306 191

How to get here

Plane
Main Airports that you may use:
Arad (LRAR/ARW), 31 km by car to Siria
Timisoara (LRTR/TSR), 80 km by car to Siria
Cluj (LRCL/CLJ), 315 km by car to Siria
Sibiu (LRSB/SBZ), 262 km by car to Siria
Bucharest (LROP/OTP), 547 km by car to Siria

Bus
You have to travel to the city of Arad.
You can use the http://www.autogari.ro/?lang=en website for bus information.

Car
Timisoara: 80 km to Siria via DN69/E671 and DN68 https://goo.gl/maps/hXEg9GxnJLy
Cluj: 315 km to Siria via DN1/E60 https://goo.gl/maps/2pKrzJkNWKG2
Sibiu: 262 km to Siria via A1 https://goo.gl/maps/QRpNmxz2eBt
Bucharest: 547 km to Siria via A1 https://goo.gl/maps/DQVEpuKTMRy

Galsa, Strada Carierei, 831
Siria Romania

Plane

The nearest airport is Timisoara. From there you can take a taxi or rent a car.

Car

Siria is located km 35 NE from Arad and 83 km NE from Timisoara.
It takes about 1 h to get there via A1 highway.

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Organizers

Skytribe Paragliding Club
Aeroclubul Charlie Bravo
Valentin Nagy
Retrieve Manager, Tel: +40 (0)729 009 619
Valeriu Jurca
Safety and Competition Director
Tel: +40 (723) 593 424
Roventa Mihai
Accommodation Manager,
Tel: +40 (0)723 306 191
Gheza Luka
Scorer, Tel: +40 (747) 025 193
Vlad Micutaru
Media manager

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28 Apr, 2016

46.1 km — Race to goal

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