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Sokolica Open paragliding xc competition will be in our South part of Serbia - Kosovo. This year we have also 1 reserve date in case the weather is not favorable. It is the 2nd round of Serbian XC Paragliding league and also the second FAI cross country event in the country for the season of 2015.

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Flying site

Sokolica (hawks nest) is a hill located 10 km east from Zvecan Fortification, above town of Kosovska Mitrovica. It is overlooking a valley and offers a fine flying conditions over beautiful villages and pictures localities of Kosovo including the famous Sokolica Monastery dating back to 14th century.

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

  • Overall
  • Sport
  • Woman
  • Junior Challenge

Event info

Sokolica Open paragliding xc competition will be in our South part of Serbia - Kosovo. This year we have also 1 reserve date in case the weather is not favorable. It is the 2nd round of Serbian XC Paragliding league and also the second FAI cross country event in the country for the season of 2015. It is planned to be 15 - 17 of May with reserve date of 24 - 26 of July, 2015. Exact dates will be defined on the Wednesday of the week preceding the competition.

Flying site

Sokolica (hawks nest) is a hill located 10 km east from Zvecan Fortification, above town of Kosovska Mitrovica. It is overlooking a valley and offers a fine flying conditions over beautiful villages and pictures localities of Kosovo including the famous Sokolica Monastery dating back to 14th century.
The place offers fine soaring with strong thermals 4-8 m/s.

Main Tale off Kurilo
Wind- W-SW-S-SI-I-NI
• Start Kurilo, 1445 m. (GPS N 42.8544, E 020.6323) The takes off is a spacious grassy slope. A ground road leads to the top of the hill.
• Landing Selo Dren, 960 m. (GPS N 42.86.13, E 020.6524)
Reserve take off Jelakce
Wind- S-SW-SI
• Sart Čardak, na 1540 m. (GPS N 43.1456, E 020.9251)
• Landing Selo Jelakce, na 1102 m. (GPS N 43.1369, E 020.9067)


Photos by Časlav Virijević







Selection and entry fee

The Championship is open to all pilots from countries that are members or associated members of FAI. Entry Forms will be filled during the registration.
Selection
Teams
The maximum team size is 6 pilots (4 any gender + 2 junior or female). Team score for each task will be assembled from best 2 results (any gender) or junior or female.
Pilots
The requirements for a pilot to enter this competition are: to hold valid FAI and pilot license. To prove the airworthy of his glider. Not to exceed the maximum number of participants (the limit is 80).
Entry fee
39 Euro per pilot 35 Euro per guest pilot (no scoring) Entry fees will be paid by bank transfer till May 10, 2015 or during the registration. Bank details will be provided later.
The Entry fee includes: transport to the take-off and retrieve on the main route for all the registered pilots during all competition days upload of turnpoint’s GPS coordinates GPS tracklog download color map ID card lunch package, water competition shirt free access to all championship events and parties

Prize fund and scoring categories

Sokolica Open is competition in cross country discipline and it is an open competition.
Its results will be calculated for Serbian league, single and team results (4+2).
Its results will be calculated in overall category as single.
Its results will be calculated in overall (max EN-D or CCC) and sport (max EN C) if there is 6 competitors per category.
Woman and Junior challenge (less than 28 years old, flying max EN-C) are also scored separately, if they have minimum 4 competitors.
All categories compete for FAI points (WPRS).
Please, look at the local rules as well as FAI Rule book (section 7, class O), as this competition is FAI 2 category, which automatically implies all FAI rules.

General schedule

Thursday, July 14, 2015
20:00 - 22:00 Registration
Friday, July 15, 2015
08:00 - 10:00 Registration
Friday, July 15, 2015
10:00 - Opening ceremony
Friday, July 15, 2015
10:15 - Mandatory safety meeting
Friday, July 15, 201511:30 - First competition briefing
Friday,July 15 - Sunday, July 17, 2015
Contest flying days
Sunday, July 17, 2015
19:00 - Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

08:00 - Headquarters open
09:00 - Protest result deadline
10:00 - Transport to take-off
11:00 - Meet Director / Task and Safety Committee meetings
11:15 - Pilots briefing / Task definition
12:00 - Take-off window opens
17:00 - Scoring office opens at the main Headquarter
18:00 - Safe landing report deadline
20:00 - Scoring office closes
21:00 - Provisional results
22:00 - Complaints deadline or 1 hour after 1st provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

Accomodation is in "Sportsko rekreativni centar" Zubin Potok.
There is possible to have other sport acctivities, in case of bad weather. Beautiful lake, swimming, MTB, hiking, basketball, football, etc...

How to get here

Zubin Potok is situated in south part of Serbia in Kosovo 370 km away from Belgrade. You need to have ID, or passport to get into Kosovo area.


Zubin Potok Serbia

Plane

To get to Sokolica by air one should come to Belgrade international airport.
Web site www.beg.aero

Car

Zubin Potok is situated in south part of Serbia in Kosovo 370km away from Belgrade. Please use direction Belgrade - Kraljevo - Raska - Novi Pazar - Gazivode lake - Zubin Potok. You need to have ID, or passport to get into Kosovo area.

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Organizers

Aeronautical Union of Serbia
4/1 Uzun Mirkova, Београд 11000, Serbia
+381 11 2625235
https://www.facebook.com/vsszs
Dragan Martinovic
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