Volker Kastenhuber <<email>> writes:

Hang Gliding World Masters 2008 International Hang Gliding Event and Championships

FAI/CIVL Class I + 5
Bach im Lechtal - Tyrol -
Austria July 13 - 18, 2008
Local Regulations and Invitation
Sporting management: Austrian Aero-Club Union flying swans Traunsee, hanggliding and paragliding Club, Event - Address: A - 4694 Ohlsdorf, Forsthausstrasse 42

Place of Event: A - 6653 Bach I'm Lechtal - Tyrol, Austria Starting point: Jöchelspitze (1780m NN)

Competition and Event Management: Volker Kastenhuber, Austria, phone: + 43 664 1606 559, email: <email> 
Competition Assistance: Rainer Möller, Germany, email: <email> 
Coordination Management: Rainer Möller and Katrin Kastenhuber
Jury: Rainer Möller and competitors of the task-team
Evaluation: DI Andreas Burböck
Info: Volker Kastenhuber, phone: +43 664 1606 559, email: <email>
Entry fee: € 120,-
Account number: 007-12.364.501
Bank code: 18600, VKB-Bank Gmunden-SEP
BIC: VKBLAT2L
IBAN: AT521860000712364501

The entry fee includes: Organisation, evaluation, material donations, certificates, transport with chair lift, return transport organisation, 1 meal and drink voucher

For anybody who doesn't want to participate in the competition, but would also like to join us must pay € 70,- witch includes organisation, transport with chair lift, one meal and drink voucher.

Registration: In the competition office in Bach in the center of the town

World Masters Competition Classes: FAI /CIVL Class 1 flex wings (with kingpost, your score is multiplied by 1.1) FAI /CIVL Class 5 rigid wings

Documentation: exclusively with GPS (Info: www.paragleiten.org)

Evaluation: The flights will be evaluated by GAP-system with CompeGPS and Race. Every pilot is responsible for the evaluation with his own GPS (special connecting cabel should be brought by yourself).

Participation requirements: male: 50+ years (year of birth 1958 or older)
female: 45+ years (year of birth 1963 or older)
international recognized hang gliding licence
crash helmet
rescue parachute
an admitted hang glider with a valid Third Party Liability insurance + a certificate about the sum of €1,5 mio (if your register you get the insurance),
Observation of WO-HGPG of the ÖAeC and the Code Sportive and the competition- and law policy of the organisers
call to the office immediately after landing outside the landing area (if the office gets no information about the landing, the pilot will be searched for on his costs)
possibility to protest is 1 hour after getting the official results, protest charge is € 36,- or € 75,- to ONF (there is no fee for the first 30 min.)
the organiser takes no liability for any pilot

Languages: German, English

Web site: www.aeroclub.at

Program:

Sunday, July 13th 10 am - 7 pm registration and training 7 pm welcome- & information evening
Monday, July 14th to Friday, July 18th Competition days

Friday, July 18th 7 pm Prize-giving ceremony Good-bye party

Tasks and Scoring: Tasks: Triangular Courses, Out and Return courses, Courses with designated landing areas. At the first Pilot meeting a task-committee will be chosen. This committee will set daily cross country tasks after consulting the weather bureau and on advice of the stewards. Task setting and Scoring will be according CIVL Sporting Code (GAP System)

Transport: A chair lift will transport you and the hang glider separate to the starting point. The pickup should be organised by the pilot. The hang gliders have to be packed up safety by the pilots. If you have no chance to be picked up, please contact the organizer.

Prizes: WORLD MASTERS CUP, honorary prizes, great material donations

Accommodation:

Please book your accommodation as soon as possible at:

Tourism office Bach or Elbigenalp Tel. +43/5634 6778 +43/5634 5315 e-mail: <email>  www.lechtal.at