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Federation Aeronautique Internationale National Aero Club of Bulgaria Bulgarian Aeromodelling Federation Pazardzhik Municipality
Federation Aeronautique Internationale National Aero Club of Bulgaria Bulgarian Aeromodelling Federation Pazardzhik Municipality EVENT NAME FAI European Free Flight Aeromodelling Championships 2008, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. Classes F1A, F1B and F1C.
PARTICIPATION Every Team (three competitors in each class F1A, F1B, F1C, one team manager, one assistant team manager and one timekeeper) from FAI affiliated World National Aero Club (National Airsport Control Organization), individual European Champions 2006: Mr. Per FINDAHL (Sweden) F1A, Mr. Oleg KULAKOVSKY (Ukraine) F1B Mr. Leonid FUZEYEV (Russia) F1C are invited to participate in 2008 European Free Flight Championships. Supporters, helpers and spectators are also invited to attend.
DATE AND PLACE 31 August to 07 September 2008, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.
COMPETITION RULES According to the valid FAI Sporting Code, as well as all applicable amendments.
SPORTING LICENSES Each competitor must possess FAI Sporting License valid for 2008.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES The official languages are Bulgarian and English.
FAI JURY Andras REE (Hungary) President Pierre CHAUSSEBOURG (France) - Member Sotir LAZARKOV (Bulgaria) Member Ivan HOREJSI (Czech Republic) Reserve Ian KAYNES (Great Britain) Reserve Gerhard WOEBBEKING (Germany) Reserve Kostadin ABADJIEV (Bulgaria) Reserve Sasho YORDANOV (Bulgaria) Reserve ORGANIZERS Bulgarian Aeromodelling Federation Pazardzhik Municipality National Aero Club of Bulgaria Federation Aeronautique Internationale
TIMEKEEPERS Organizers will provide local timekeepers. Each participating country may enter a timekeeper and these timekeepers will be preferably used. Organizers very much beg commands of participants about presentation the timekeepers. The intention to enter a timekeeper should be announced in the Entry Form. All these timekeepers should speak basic technical English. The Organizers will provide accommodation, meals and Banquet together with the local timekeepers for the full official period of the contest from 01 September till 07 September (breakfast). They should act in all contest days, attend briefings for timekeepers and have own binocular, tripod and stopwatch. Each team will have the right to have any of their group act as a third timekeeper on their flights both in rounds and fly offs. Any small team unable to take this option will have a third timekeeper provided by Organizers for their fly off flights.
FLYING SITE LOCATION Flying site field Chernogorovo, 15 km to the North from the city of Pazardzhik. Grass area 2x0,5 km and open space around for 2 km (same place as Sofia Cup and Bulgaria Cup).
HOW TO REACH PAZARDZHIK by car (freeway from Sofia 110 km, Plovdiv 40 km and Burgas 320 km, Russe 370 km ); by train from Belgrade, Istanbul; Bucharest. Pazardzhik is on the railway from Europe, via Sofia, to Istanbul. by air to Sofia, then by car to Pazardzhik. Organized transportation from Sofia airport to Pazardzhik is possible. by rental car through Avis, Europcar, Hertz and other agencies in the Sofia airport.
HOW TO REACH SOFIA There are direct flights to Sofia from: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Istanbul, London, Manchester, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich. INFORMATION The information for the championship will be exposed on a web site of the championship. Online registration of participants and commands of the championship is provided. Online of informal results of the championship will be exposed.
WEB SITE
ENTRY FEE 260 Competitor. 150 Team Manager, Assistant Team Manager. 30 Supporter, Helper. The entry fee covers participation in the European Championships, trophies and gifts. ATTENTION !!! While the competition, entrance into the Start Line area is allowed ONLY to those persons, who passed the official registration (Competitors, Team Managers and their Assistants, Helpers, Timekeepers, FAI Jury, Organizers) and have registration badge. All other persons should be out of 25 m zone.
PAYMENTS Teams may get some benefit paying the fees (Entry Fee and Banquet) before the entry deadline or have to pay penalty when paying after the entry deadline:
All payments are NOT REFUNDABLE.
SCHEDULE Sunday August, 31 - Arrival, registration, model processing, practice. Opening Monday September, 01 - Arrival, registration, practice, model processing. Tuesday September, 02 - Contest day for F1A. Wednesday September, 03 - Contest day for F1B. Thursday September, 04 - Contest day for F1C. Friday September, 05 - Early morning 10 min fly off for F1A, F1B and F1C. Reserve day. Saturday September, 06 - Reserve day. Tour, Closing ceremony, Awards, Banquet. Sunday September, 07 Departure DAILY TIME SCHEDULE Start of competition 8.00 Round duration 55 minutes Lunch break - 12.00 13.00, after fourth round. Rounds break (depends on the weather condition) 5 or 15 minutes Fly offs from 18.30 or early morning in 7.00
PROTEST FEE 35
BANQUET 35 .
ACCOMMODATION A Three star hotel, city center, TV, shower, WC, fridge, breakfast, lunch, dinner Price: 43 for full board. B Two star hotel, city center, Shower, WC, fridge, breakfast, lunch, dinner Price: 36 for full board. C Two star hotel, shower, WC, breakfast, lunch, dinner Price: 30 for full board. D Camping Flying field. Own tent, Chemical WC, Cafe, Security, Car Parking. Price: 3 for person, 3 car and 3 tent.
The guarantee of your reservation is a payment for accommodation you ordered. Information about the rooms available see the official web site of the Championships. Organized transportation from the hotels to the airfield and back will be possible for the competitors and timekeepers during the competition.
MEAL Breakfast, and dinner at the accommodation place. Lunch packages at the flying site. Cafе at the camp site, snack at the flying site.
AIRFARE We have negotiated with Bulgarian Airlines "Bulgaria Air" for airfare discounts for participants in European Championship 2008.
RENT A CAR There are the main rental car companies in Bulgaria: Avis http://www.avis.bg/ Europcar http://www.europcar.com Hertz http://www.hertz.bg/ Sixt http://www.sixt.bg Inform us about your reservation for controlling the precise fulfillment of your order.
ANOTHER EVENTS Bulgaria Cup (World Cup Event) August, 28-31, Pazardzhik, Chernogorovo airfield More information at web site www.F1ABC.com/BulgariaCup.htm
ENTRIES Entry Form blank see Annex.
ORGANIZERS: Nikolay NIKOLOV The Head of Organizing Committee; Chairman of BFA Alexander DENKIN Contest Director Valentin BRATKOV F1A, F1B, F1C Event Director; Timekeepers Lina IVANOVA - Accountant Valentin SAVOV General Coordinator of European Championships Mitko TZVETANOV Field Manager Rozen TODOROV The Head of Processing Lyubomir BAKALOV IT and Score Manager
CORRESPONDENCE Contact person: Valentin Savov Bratia Benderevi str.5 5100 Gorna Oriahovitsa, BULGARIA E-mail: valio@dir.bg and euro2008@dir.bg Fax: +35961860772 Mobile: +359888408940
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