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Info & Rules

(Updated Rules 03.03.2023)

Name of competition: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup Alanya-Türkiye 2023 (PGAWC ALANYA 2023)

Type of competition: Paragliding Accuracy CAT 2

Date of competition: 27-30 April 2023

Competition Venue: Kızlar Pınarı Mahallesi, Atatürk Blv. No:234, 07460 Alanya/Antalya, Türkiye/Turkey.

Competition Organizers: Umut AKCHIL and Ergün ULU

1-Entry

The maximum number of pilots 80. The registration system is managed on the pgawc official website. And also you can use our fai website for second registiration. You can use both website. Main web site: www.pgawc.org , second web site(also mandatory) https://civlcomps.org/event/pgawc-alanya-2023

1.1- Entry Fee
The Entry fee will be 90 Euros. No payment will be taken at the competition venue. The last mandatory payment date is 27 March 2023!. Due to selection list pilots will be informed if they paid and selected or not. The "selection list" link should be visited frequently on the pgawc website. The selection rules/process/formula are published on the pgawc.org official web site.

The Entry fee includes:

Name badge and safety/contact information.
Transport to take-off for official training day and on competition days.
Daily Lunch package, water on official training day and on competition days.
Opening and closing ceremony participants
T-shirt.
Free internet (Wi-Fi) access.
Emergency rescue and first aid medical service.

1.2- Payment Method:

NOTE: Please do not pay entry fee before you can see Waiting for payment on your name.

You can make your payment to the account number below.

Bank Name: Revolut

Holder Name: Umut AKCHIL (he is the organizer)

BIC CODE: REVOLT21

IBAN: LT70 3250 0205 1340 0408

Holder rezidans address: 20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street, Aglantzia 2121, Nicosia, Cyprus

Phone Number: +905488762033 (You can use a phone number from revolut to revolut for transfer.)

NOTE: Bank charges in the payment process belong to the participant.

1.3- Payment Return Rules

In the event of pilot withdrawing from the competition before the date of 27.03.2023, a 50% refund will be offered. The remaining 50% will be used for the bank transaction fee in the repayment process.

1.4- Pre Registiration / Official Registration

It is important to pre-registiration. Registrations must be made on pgawc.org and the fai event website. After pre-registration, the selection process will begin for you.

In every PGAWC selective competition, pilots will get Event Rank depending on their WPRS ranking on date of applied and PGAWC ranking from previous seasons by the formula: Event Rank =(WPRS position + PGAWC position) / 2
The selection process can be followed on the PGAWC Web site: www.pgawc.org

The last registration will be in the competition area. You will need to sign the documents that will be given to you. The following documents will be checked during the final registration process. You cannot offer any document incomplete. Required documents:

National Association Membership Card
FAI Sporting License
PGAWC ID Card
Documentary proof in English of valid insurance (Minimum coverage for this insurance should not be less than 10.000 Euro or ABD Dollar (This is IMPORTANT)

2- Accomadiation:

We recommend Kleopatra Royal Palm Hotel for accommodation (HQ). Our HQ hotel web page: https://kleopatraroyalpalmhotel.com/

It is not possible to reach our hotel directly and make a reservation. Please use this reservation form: https://forms.gle/8RY7deFm2v1GABXu5
Single room at the Hotel: 40EUR (all inclusive)
Double or Triple room at the Hotel: 30EUR (all inclusive)
You can contact us for your questions about the hotel: +905488762033 (pls use to whatsapp)

3- Transportation to Alanya

Antalya International Airport has direct flights from many Countries. Antalya airport is only 2 hours from Alanya city. Gazipaşa Domestic Airport very accessible and cheap from the İstanbul İnternational Airport. You can use the Pegasus and Turkish Airlines. Gazipasa Alanya Airport only 30 minute from competition site (HQ). İf you want to pick up services from airport please click follow this link. You must be a member after entering the site.

Reservation for pick up services: +905488762033 (pls only use to whatsapp)

Note: You need to send your flight details to whatsapp number.

from Antalya International Airport fee: 25 EUR (per person with bus) / 50 EUR (special/VIP taxi)
from Alanya Gazipasa Airport fee: 20 EUR (per person with bus) / 30 EUR (special/VIP taxi)

4-Equipment

Every Pilot is responsible for the working- condition and safety of equipment. Equipment must comply with pilot qualification. It is necessary to have a helmet suitable for paragliding and a rescue parachute. The organizer can check your equipment at any time before or during the competition.

5-Safety

Radios (2 metre band) are not mandatory for all pilots and must be used for safety purposes only. All pilots’ radios must be switched on and tuned to the safety. frequency announced at the task briefing. The use of voice-activated microphones (“VOX”) is prohibited. No commands for landing may be given between competitors. This is grounds for penalty and disqualification.

6. Competition Type:

We have planning maximum eight (8) rounds. Minimum one round have to be completed to validate a competition. This competition is FAI Cat 2.

7-Contest Number

The contest number will be drawn at random. The number will be supplied by the organizer. All flights in the competition are made in order. however, in certain circumstances the take-off referee has the right to make changes

8. PGAWC Teams:

A Team consists of maximum of 4 members. The name of the team is decided in the begining of the season and during season pilots can not change teams.

Registration fee for teams is 40 euro per season if the team have a normal name for example without paragliding producer brand in their name.
If the team name have any word of paragliding producer brand name in their team name the registration fee is 80 euro per season.
If the team wants to be supported by a federation and wants to be presented as a national team, registration is 80 euro. For this, the team members must have written permission from the federation they are supported and send it as an e-mail to office@pgawc.org with name of pilots who will represent the federation.
All payments written in this section will be taken at the registration desk.

9. PGAWC scoring:

Individual competition: if there is five or more valid rounds, the worst individual score is dropped,
Team competition: team consists of four pilots or more but only four of them compete at one team competition. Pilots cannot change the team during the season.
Team scoring: three (3) best team members scores from each round counts toward team result for that round, there is no score dropping after 5th round in team scoring.
Final PGAWC tour ranking for individual and for team ranking: best 2/3 round results from whole PGAWC tour in one season counts toward final ranking for that season.

10. Prize / Awards

Prize fund of competitions 1000 Euro (1000 euro goes to overall list: 1st 500EUR, 2nd 300EUR, 3rd 200EUR)
Trophies for the first 3 pilots, the first 3 female pilots and the first 3 teams for each 3 event.
A new award ceremony will be held in this competition. The Mixed Doubles Awards are being implemented for the first time. You will be able to form your team as a mixed doubles (one woman and one man) before the official brifing. Will be awarded Trophies for the first 3 couples.

11. Take-off Rules

Pilots will be launched at timed intervals to ensure adequate separation during final approach and landing, according to the conditions. The launch interval shall be 1.5 minutes between pilots adjusted by the Launch Marshal. Pilots must fly in the drawn flying order unless they have prior permission from the Launch Marshal.

Tardiness (absence) of the pilot in the established flying order to the starting line will be liable to a maximum score penalty in this attempt.

If a Pilot is failed to take-off three times by his own fault, he will be liable to a maximum score penalty in lieu of their score for that round.

The next two Pilots should be completely ready for a take-off with the same time as the prior Pilot, so in case of false start they can replace him.

12. Flying/Last Approach Rules

No acrobacy is allowed during the flight even if it is for quick reduction of the altitude.

The pilot is deemed to have started the final approach when, having turned to face the target, the Event Judge considers that the pilot has made his final commitment to making an approach to the target and is not expecting to have to make any significant changes of direction. Any further manoeuvres undertaken by the pilot from this position will not detract from the above factor.

The official signal for pilots in the air to fly away from the target for safety reasons is that a person or persons on the target will clearly wave a red signal flag.

13. Wind Speed

The maximum permitted wind speed, will be 7 m/s.

14. Re-launch

A pilot may only request a re-launch following the disputed flight by applying to the Event Judge at the target before signing for his score. The pilot must register his request for re-launch with the Recording Judge before communicating with any other person (with the exception of the Chief and Event Judges).

The wind speed exceeds the specified limit during the time of 30 seconds before the pilot lands. The pilot will be automatically offered a re-launch. The pilot may choose to accept the score achieved or accept a re-launch. The pilot must make a decision immediately.

The target is obscured during a pilot’s final approach and the pilot does not attempt to land on the target. The pilot may indicate (point or call out) the obstruction as he lands.

The judges are unable to agree an accurate score for any reason.

The pilot changes his flight plans for safety, and does not then attempt to land on the target.

If there is any significant external distraction which demonstrably affects the pilot’s target approach.

At the Judges’ discretion on the grounds of a technical problem or abnormal conditions. This may be a failure with equipment (e.g. a broken steering line or a big tuck during the flight) which is not a result of the pilot’s poor preflight check, or massive sink such that a pilot is unable to reach the target or arrives with insufficient height to make a reasonable final approach. A re-launch may be authorised provided that the pilot does not attempt to fly to the target and/or he makes a signal that must be described in the Local Regulations. The judge makes the final decision on this matter in accordance with FAI 7c.

15. Complaints and Protests

A complaint may be made to the Chief Judge,preferably by the Team Leader, in writing, in English, to request a correction. It must be made within two hours of the publication of the provisional results. Complaints connected to issues, other than judging, may be made to Meet Director. For other rules, Fai 7c will apply.

The protest fee 50Euors.

16. Other Rules and Penalties

Visit the pgawc official website for the organization type that will apply. Penalties will be applied in accordance with FAI Section 7C.

17. Competition Site

Landing Location: Kleopatra Beach, Alanya. The take-off’s coordinates are 36°34'34.9"N 31°58'15.1"E . Altitude: Take-off 350m (Hill take off). Location link: https://goo.gl/maps/CHdi6h1gQ5S2

19. Event Organizers Adress and Contact

Event Organizers: Umut Akcil & Ergün Ulu

Event Organizers Club: Ulusky Paragliding School and Cyprus Alternative Sports Club

NAC: THK

Event Adress (HQ): Royal Palm Hotel, Kızlar Pınarı Mahallesi, Atatürk Blv. No:234, 07460 Alanya/Antalya, Türkiye/Turkey.

Phone number for event organization: +905338762033 (or WhatsApp)

Email for organization: uakcil@gmail.com

20. Judges and staff

Organizator: Umut Akçıl & Ergün Ulu

Meet Director: Abdullah Kahraman (From Turkey))

Safety Director: Ergün Ulu (From Turkey)

Chief Judge: Maja Karas (From Croatia)

Event Judge: Volkan Varışlı (From Turkey)

Target Judges: Özgür Uysal (From Turkey), Harun Ertürk (From Turkey), Abdullah Kahraman (From Turkey), Uli Schreiner (From Germany), Ramona Paune (From Romania)

Take-off Marshal: Koray Çocuk & Cem Işık (From Turkey)

Technical Delegate & Scorer: Koung Young Park (From Korea)

Safety Committee: will be announced later.

Jury Members: will be announced later.

21. General Programme

The schedule may change until before the official briefing. Typical program is below:

27 April 2023 (Traning Day)

10:00-14:00 Offical Training Flights
14.00-17:00 Official Registration
17:00-18:00 City tour with national flag (Opening ceremony)
18:00-19:00 Official/Mandatory Briefing at the HQ (Saftey info and take-off draw)
20:00-22:00 Welcome Party (at Reggae Bar)