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Paragliding

Start - run:	Vordere Niedere (1560m) 47° 24' 120'' - 009° 56' 220"
Start - flight:	Hintere Niedere (1710m) 47° 23' 952'' - 009° 56' 688"
Buoy:	Climbing tower Bersbuch (630m) 47° 24' 069'' - 009° 51' 462"
Finish:	47° 24' 224'' - 009° 52' 342"
lengt of course	7,5 km
Diffenence in altitude:	1150 m

Schedule

10.45 to 11.00 Offivial check of emergency equipment before takeoff.

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11.16 Start (running) - (47° 24' 120'' - 009° 56' 220") of first paragliders

handing-over from runner to paraglider at start area Bezau / Alpe Niedere (Berggasthaus Niedere - Leo)
choice: run with full equipment in packsack - either cross country (10 min) or along road (about 12 min) to take-off area Hintere Niedere (same take-off area as in 2002 to 2005)
preparations
take-off (flight)
(47° 23' 952'' - 009° 56' 688") - "Hintere Niedere"

12.30 take-off last paragliders

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570

Flight to buoy (47° 24' 069'' - 009° 51' 462") - near climbing tower Bersbuch.

At the buoy the pilot will be flagged down by a course assistant -
flight towards finish continued. If a pilot has to land before getting to finish he has to get there on foot.

Pilots have to get to buoy - flying or walking - otherwise disqulification.

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520

4. Flight continued / precision landing (47° 24' 224'' - 009° 52' 342") in two areas (strip 10 x 20 Meter). Failure - you have to do 2 penalty rounds.

After correct landing pilot is allowed to run to handover area straight away and to hand over to paddler (about 150m)
After failure pilot has to do two penalty rounds per mistake (about 1 minute per round)
Handover to paddler
Official check of emergency equipment after flight. Flight without emergency equipment = disqualification

11:40 - Handover of fastest pilot to paddler
13:00 - Handover of last pilot to paddler

Bad weather conditions: decision at 11:00 am - Alpe Niedere

Weather not permitting paragliding, pilots have to run (without packsack) from finish of mountain runners (Alpe Niedere) to start for paragliding (Hintere Niedere)

Conditions of entry:

Pilot is reponsible for his own safety.
Emergency equipment will be checked twice - before take-off AND after landing.
Pilots need valid licence (Sonderpilotenschein (A), A-Lizenz (D), Brevet (CH) oder einer entsprechend international anerkannten Pilotenlizenz.
Third party air insurance for glider needed
crash helmet compulsory
emergency equipment compulsory

After controller's clearance it is pilot's sole decision whether to take off or not. Check windsock before making decision.

Reasons for disqualification:

1. Breaking rules of entry
2. Flying dangerously, aerobatics, landing in clouds
3. Endangering other pilots
4. Missing buoy
5. Flight without emergency equipment

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Attention!!

Inspection of course possible. Training at your own risk.
Beware of natural obstacles: vehicles, animals, pedestrians, timber felling hazards, falling rocks, etc.

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