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Local regulations & Task catalogue Powered Paragliding Prepared by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) on behalf of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the organizing committee of the 3rd Asian Beach Games (HABGOC) Asian Beach Games 2012 : Powered Paragliders : Local regulations LOCAL REGULATIONS For the 3rd Asian Beach Games, Powered Paragliders Haiyang, China 16 - 22 June 2012 AUTHORITY These Local Regulations1 are to be used in conjunction with the General Section (GS) and Section 10 of the FAI Sporting Code (S10), the Rules of the OCA Games (OCAR) and the Technical Handbook for the Powered Paraglider competition (TH) of the 3rd Asian Beach Games. - GS & S10 See www.fai.org - OCAR: See the downloads section at www.ocasia.org/Council/index.aspx - TH: see www.haiyang2012.cn/zh_cn/en/gg/11090136/20110919/16773973.html CONTENTS LOCAL REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 1 AUTHORITY ........................................................................................................................................ 1 CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 OFFICIALS .................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 COMPETITION ENTRY ............................................................................................................... 2 1.4 ENTRY DEADLINES ................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 INSURANCE ................................................................................................................................ 2 1.6 LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.7 COMPETITION CLASSES .......................................................................................................... 2 1.8 CLASS VIABILITY ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.9 MEDALS AND PRIZES................................................................................................................ 2 1.10 GENERAL COMPETITION RULES ............................................................................................. 2 1.11 FLYING AND SAFETY REGULATIONS ...................................................................................... 4 1.12 CHAMPIONSHIP TASKS ............................................................................................................ 4 1.13 SCORING .................................................................................................................................... 7 TASK CATALOGUE .......................................................................................................................... 10 P1 PRECISION TAKE-OFF ............................................................................................................ 10 P2 PRECISION LANDING .............................................................................................................. 11 P3 BOWLING LANDING ................................................................................................................. 12 P4 CLOVER LEAF SLALOM .......................................................................................................... 13 P5 JAPANESE SLALOM ............................................................................................................... 14 P6 CHINESE SLALOM ................................................................................................................... 15 P7 ROUND THE TRIANGLE........................................................................................................... 16 P8 THE EIGHT ................................................................................................................................ 17 P9 PARABALL ................................................................................................................................ 18 E1 PURE ECONOMY .................................................................................................................... 19 E2 ECONOMY & DISTANCE .......................................................................................................... 20 1.1 GENERAL The purpose of the championships is to provide good and satisfying contest to determine the champion in each class and to reinforce friendship amongst pilots and nations (S10 4.2). The championship takes the form of many individual tasks as described in the task catalogue which may be flown at any time in the five days available as briefed by the competition director. Each athlete competes in each task and the score contributes to his or her overall championship scores. It is 1 Drafts: 1 - not published. 2 - 6 Feb 2012. 3 - 8 Feb 2012. 4 - 22 Feb 2012. Final edition: 4.1 - 1 March 2012, 4.2 - 2 March 2012, 4.3 28 March 2012, 4.4 26 April 2012 FINAL Edition 4.4 1 Asian Beach Games 2012 : Powered Paragliders : Local regulations impossible to predict in advance which tasks will be flown when because they are all dependent on the prevailing weather, especially the wind. The schedule for forthcoming tasks will be published as early as is reasonably possible, however it seems probable there will be a precision task each morning and evening and an economy task in the middle of each day. 1.2 OFFICIALS FAI Technical delegate: Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR) International Jury : Robert HUGHES (GBR) President Steven SHRESTHA (NEP) Rohaizi MD HUSSIN (MAS) All other officials of the competition are published at www.haiyang2012.com 1.3 COMPETITION ENTRY OCAR defines competitor entry requirements, in particular, but not restricted to Articles 49 (Eligibility Code), 50 (Necessary Conditions for representing a Country) & 54 (Entries). The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of each OCA member nation (TC III) may enter a maximum of 5 athletes. Athletes may be male or female, the minimum age is 18 years on the first day of competition. 1.4 ENTRY DEADLINES Are published by HABGOC on the official website. For procedure, see OCAR Article 54 (Entries) 1.5 INSURANCE Third party insurance of minimum RMB 50,000 is obligatory. Personal accident insurance for team members and insurance against damage to aircraft are highly recommended. Documentary proof of insurance must be presented to the Organizers at Registration. (GS. 3.9.6) 1.6 LANGUAGE The official language of the competition is English. 1.7 COMPETITION CLASSES The Competition will be held in FAI class RPF1 only. 1.8 CLASS VIABILITY Athletes from a minimum of 4 nations should be physically present before the start of the competition. (OCAR Article 55; Number of Entries) 1.9 MEDALS AND PRIZES ABG medals will be awarded to: - Pilots placed first, second and third in the precision tasks. - Pilots placed first, second and third in the economy tasks. - Pilots placed first, second and third in the combined precision and economy tasks. - National teams placed first, second and third in the combined precision and economy tasks. 1.10 GENERAL COMPETITION RULES 1.10.1 REGISTRATION Before the first flight from the competition venue each pilot shall have their documents checked. The following documents are required: - Appropriate ABG Accreditation. - Valid FAI Sporting License. FINAL Edition 4.4 2 Asian Beach Games 2012 : Powered Paragliders : Local regulations - Evidence of third party insurance to the required mimimum. The latest possible moment of registration is the start of the first competition task. 1.10.2 PILOT EXPERIENCE Every competing pilot shall be of sufficient experience and standard to meet the demands of an international competition. 1.10.3 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT A protective helmet must be worn on all flights. An emergency parachute system is highly recommended. 1.10.4 AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT Aircraft and equipment provided by the competitor must be of a performance and standard suitable for the competition. Each aircraft must comply with the FAI definition of a Powered Paraglider (Paramotor) at all times (S10 1.3). Each aircraft must be made available during the registration period for an acceptance check in the configuration in which it will be flown. All aircraft shall fly throughout the competition as a single structural entity using the same set of components as used in the first task, except: - Propellers may be changed provided that the weight limit is not exceeded and it does not invalidate any Airworthiness requirement. - An emergency parachute is not considered a part of the structural entity of an aircraft. The organisers have the right to inspect for class conformity and airworthiness and, if necessary, ground any aircraft for safety reasons at any time during a competition. 1.10.5 CONTEST NUMBERS Aircraft shall carry the number centrally on the underside of the paraglider, top towards the leading edge. 1.10.6 RADIOS Two-way radios in the UHF 400.00 - 470.00 amateur band are permitted to be used in all tasks unless briefed otherwise. The primary purpose of these is for the organizer to transmit information which should