OFFICIAL BULLETIN NO 1
THE 3rd FAI WORLD CANOPY PILOTING PARACHUTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
10 th to 14 th August 2010 Aerograd Kolomna Russia
Website: www.wcpc2010.com www.wcpc2010.ru
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AIM OF THE EVENT
To determine the World Champions in Canopy Piloting in: Distance, Speed, Accuracy. And the overall winner of all 3 disciplines combined.
DATE AND PLACE OF THE EVENT The competition will take place from August 10 th to August 14 th in Kolomna, Russia.
EVENT ORGANISERS
The competition is organised under the auspices of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and the International Parachuting Commission by the Aviation Sports Club Aerograd and is fully supported by the Federation of Parachuting Sports of Russia and the Federation of Aeronautical Sports of Russia.
OFFICIALS
Meet Director Roman Lednev Technical Course Director Maxim Fedoseev Chief Judge Marylou Laughlin Assistant to Chief Judge tbd Event Judge – Distance Pernille Herold Event Judge – Accuracy Craig Bennett Event Judge – Speed Ettienne Bosch Chief Judge of Training Barry McAuley FAI Controller Gillian Winter Jury Silvia Wagner – President Jacqui Bruwer Ray Williams
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LOCATION OF EVENTS
The Aerograd drop zone is located 100km south of Moscow off the M5 highway.
By Air: Meeting and transfer of delegations from either the Sheremetievo or Domodedovo Airports to their hotel or the competition site can be arranged by the organiser upon request. Cost to be paid to the Organizers upon arrival.
10 – 12 people 4 – 6 people Sheremetievo Airport 900 RUR/ person 1800 RUR/ person (appr. 23€/person) (appr. 46€/person) Domodedovo Airport 675 RUR/ person 1350 RUR/ person (appr. 17€/person) (appr. 34€/person)
Depending on arrival times, it is possible that several delegations will be grouped together; this may cause some waiting at the airport.
For transfer from airport please contact [email protected]
By Car: The Aerograd drop zone is located 100km south of Moscow off the M5 highway (Moscow – Chelyabinsk). You leave Moscow by Volgogradsky Prospect, go straight on for about 113 km from the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD). About 200m from Oka river you will see a fuel station and a big sign “Kolomna, Salnikovo, Levino” («Коломна , Сальниково , Левино ») . At this sign you turn right, and again right under the bridge. 300m from the turn you will see entry gates to the DZ.
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WEATHER
General conditions for August: Day Temperature: 18-26°C, Night Temperature: 13-20°C, Wind: 0-5 m/second Wind Direction generally west/south-west DZ elevation: 121m Sunrise: 06:00 Sunset: 21:00 Average rainfall in August: few
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AIRCRAFT
LET 410 with left side door, exit speed 80 knots (+/- 5knots) – 148mph . MI-8 will be used as reserve aircraft.
SAFETY INFORMATION
The following are mandatory safety requirements: - open face helmet, - use of AAD (Cyprus or Vigil are the only AADs authorised in Russia), - 6 months reserve repack validity
INSURANCE
Each competitor must have medical insurance valid for the Russian Federation covering repatriation costs and Third Party insurance for $30 000 valid on the territory of the Russian Federation. Event liability insurance covering Officials, Judges, etc. will be arranged by the organiser. The immediate medical care (First Aid) is the responsibility of the Organiser during the official event, including training days. There will be 2 ambulances with highly qualified staff on site as well as the regular DZ medical personnel (2 doctors).
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS To take part in the event, a valid FAI Sport Licence 2010 is required. Each participating country must also bring a national flag (size: 100 cm x 150 cm) and a tape/CD with the national anthem for the ceremonies.
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TIME SCHEDULE Competition Dates: Tuesday 10 th August – Saturday 14 th August 2010
August 6 th Arrival of Chief of Judge Training, Training Judges and Chief Judge. August 7 th Training Judges Seminar, Arrival of Judges August 8 th Arrival of Delegations, Event Judge Meeting 09:00, Judges Conference 14:00 August 9 th Official Training Day, Judges Conference Opening Ceremony (in front of the restaurant, 18.00) August 10 th Competition Jumps (start at 8.00), if windy – start at 7.00 August 11 th – 13 th Competition Jumps (start at 8.00) August 14 th Competition jumps until 13:00 August 14 th 18:00 Closing Ceremony, Awards and Farewell Banquet (in front of the restaurant) August 15 th Departure of Teams and Judges
ENTRY FEES
Competitors: €530 (9 competition jumps + 2 training jumps) Head of Delegation, Team Manager: €220 Training Judge: €350 Accompanying Persons: €130
The entry fees for competitors, HoD and TM include: All competition jumps – for competitors IPC sanction fee Lunch from the DZ canteen during Competition days Opening & closing ceremonies Page 6 of 14
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Banquet The entry fee for Training Judges includes: Judge Training Lunch from the DZ canteen during Competition days Opening & closing ceremonies Banquet For the course to take place, a minimum of four participants must be registered
The entry fee for Accompanying Persons includes: Lunch from the DZ canteen during Competition days Opening & closing ceremonies Banquet
Accommodation is not included.
TRAINING
During July and until August 31 s, all CP jumps will cost €15/per jump.
ACCOMODATION AND TRANSPORTATION
Competitors are responsible for their own accommodation. There are 3 hotels in Kolomna situated 20km from the DZ.
Links to accommodation: Hotel Meridien 4* www.40-meridian.ru Hotel Meridien 4* Arbat as above Hotel Kolomna 3* www.kolomna-hotel.ru
If help with booking accommodation required, please contact: [email protected]
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Shuttle buses from hotels to DZ will be organized 2 times a day.
Our preferred taxi vendor is “Taxi Iskra” Tel. +7 4966 133319.
DROP ZONE FACILITIES
The facilities include summer and winter hangars, a tent for packing at the swoop pond, rigger services large parking area 40-seat restaurant also has 150 seats outdoors café inside the winter hangar, sufficient toilets and shower rooms internet access
The swoop pond is situated 200m from the main facilities.
Competition manifest will be located at the swooping pond.
Public address system will be used for announcements throughout the DZ. Radio equipment will be available for communication between the personnel, judges, manifest, etc.
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DZ Map
Swoop Pond Diagram
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JUDGES EQUIPMENT
The type of equipment retained will be communicated in Bulletin 2.
VISA SUPPORT For visa support please refer to [email protected] , cc: [email protected]
MEDIA PLANS There will be a media representative on site as well as a designated media area with phone, fax, internet etc. There will be a press wall near packing area, competitors are kindly asked to give interview after landing.
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REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
The Preliminary Entry Form of a NAC must reach the organiser at least 75 days prior to the start of the competition i.e. by Wednesday May 26 th .
The Official Entry Form and the Payment must reach the organiser at least 45 days before the competition i.e. by Saturday June 26 th . Each delegation may be comprised of One Head of Delegation One Team Manager One Team Coach One interpreter A maximum of 8 competitors There is no limit to the number of accompanying people
Complete entry forms to be sent at [email protected] ; cc: [email protected]
BANKING DETAILS "SBERBANK OF THE RUSSIA SREDNERUSSKY OFFICE BRANCH 1555 KOLOMNA RUSSIA"
SWIFT: SABRRUM3 Account number (euro): 40703978040201000011
Purpose of payment: WCPC in CP 2010
Confirmation of the payment to be sent at [email protected] ; cc: [email protected] or at FAX +7 (495) 972 7380. .
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Preliminary Entry Form 3rd FAI WORLD CANOPY PILOTING PARACHUTING CHAMPIONSHIP 10 - 14 August 2010, Aerograd Kolomna, Russia to be sent to the Organisers by 26 May 2010 at [email protected] , cc: [email protected]
Nation Address NAC
Phone / Fax
Contact Person Comments
Intended Participation: Competitors: Name, if known Number T-shirt size Competitor 1 Competitor 2 Competitor 3 Competitor 4 Competitor 5 Competitor 6 Competitor 7 Competitor 8 Head of Delegation Team Manager Team Coach Interpreter Training Judge Accompanying persons Total # of Delegation
DATE:
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