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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

http://www.Bulgaria2008.com

 

ENTRY FEE

260 € – CompetitorSecond class 150 € !!!

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:

 

Date of payment

Benefit

Penalty

29 February 2008

-7 %

 

30 April 2008

- 5 %

 

31 May 2008

   0 %

    0 %

30 June 2008

 

+10 %

31 July 2008

 

+ 20 %

After 01 August 2008

 

+ 50 %

          All payments are NOT REFUNDABLE.

 

Payment details:

Beneficiary: Bulgarian Aeromodelling Federation

Sofia, Zona B-5, block 7 A

Account:

IBAN BG53 UNCR 7000 1500 6798 11

Bank: Unicredit Bulbank, Sofia, Rakovski  str.133

SWIFT BIC: UNCR BGSF

Details of payment:

Donation for development of the aeromodelling sport.

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.

Round’s 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.

The option A now is not available. Sorry. You were late !

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.  Reservation dead line – 30 June 2008 !

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 or “Trakia” restаurant.

Lunch packages at the flying site.

Cafе – at the camp site, snack at the flying site.

 

NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FLAGS

Each team is requested to bring to Registration two size 1x1.5 m National flags and CD with the National Anthem. These will be returned before your departure.

 

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.

 

INSURANCE

All visitors of the FAI European Free Flight Championships 2008 must have their own health insurance to cover illness and accidents.

 

CURRENCY

1 EUR = 1,958 BGN  Fixed !

 

ANOTHER EVENTS

Bulgaria Cup (World Cup Event) – August, 28-31, Pazardzhik, Chernogorovo airfield

August, 29 – F1B and F1C contest day.

August, 30 – F1A contest day.

August, 31 – Reserve day.

More information at web site www.F1ABC.com/BulgariaCup.htm 

 

 

F1C FUEL

F1C fuel – 80% Methanol and 20% Castor Oil (good quality oil, double filtratedbeforemixingfuel) will be used in competition. Each F1C Team will get 1/3 liter/person of fuel for training. If you need more fuel, for cost – 3 EUR/liter, or pure Methanol (for motors and models cleaning) for cost – 2 EUR/liter. Payment – at the Registration.

 

ENTRIES

Entry Form blank – see Annex.

 

BULLETIN 3

Date of publishing – July, 2008.

 

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

Miglena NIKOLOVA – PR Manager

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

  

Welcome to Bulgaria!

 

 

ENTRY FORM

Fill the Entry form below. If you are still in doubts as for the precise names of your team squad, just write the total numbers of persons. After that, we will give you Bank Account details. Send this form to E-mail: valio@dir.bg  or euro2008@dir.bg

 

National Aero Club (Federation) of: ___________________________________________________

Contact Person: _____________________________________________________________________

E-mail: _________________________________________  fax _________________________________

 

 

First

Family

 

FAI Licence

Arr.

Dep.

Entry

 

 

Accommodation

 

T-shirt

 

Name

Name

Country

Number

Date

Date

Fee

Banquet

Opnion

Nights

Payment

size

F1A Team    1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1A Team    2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1A Team    3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 ECh F1A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1B Team    1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1B Team    2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1B Team    3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 ECh F1B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1C Team    1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1C Team    2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1C Team    3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 ECh F1C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assist.Team Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timekeeper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helper, Supporter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helper, Supporter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helper, Supporter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helper, Supporter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helper, Supporter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helper, Supporter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total to pay:

 

 

 

 

 

Comments: __________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Date: ________________________

Signature: ___________________

 

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