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NEWS:

Friday - no flying today, very strong wind. Saturday is the last competition day and we hope for the final task.

Wednesday& Thursday cancelled due to rain & strong winds. Friday & Saturday looking good again.

Monday 16th - Best flight Jan - 154km & Tuesday 17th - Best flight Ondrej - 182km.

Sunday 15th - 2nd comp day - 1st Task. What started out as a slow difficult day turned into some very nice flying to the Orange river. The day was won by our very own XContest man Karel with 134km.

14/11 First Day of Gradient XC Africa. No task today due to difficult launch conditions which made it unfair to try get all the pilots off. So some free flying was arranged. A few pilots flew there personal best with the furthest being just short of 200km. See tracklogs of Duncan (191km) or Ondrej (172km) in World XContest.

GRADIENT XC AFRICA 2009

SAHPA & FAI sanctioned CAT2 Cross Country Paragliding competition

Come fly as far as you can... we dare you!

14 - 21 November 2009 in De Aar, South Africa

Its Spring in the Southern Hemisphere

REGISTRATION WEBSITE AT FLYDEAAR

Last years event, 19 pilots flew their personal best & a new SA Ladies open distance record was set at 203km.

This year Gradient, Northern Cape Tourism Authority & Fly De Aar invites you to come try set your Personal best & fly some real distances.

This year we introduce 2 new rules for safety & fairness to all contestants... 1. A strict land by time will be enforced.

2. As this is a winching event, the number of entries will be limited to 50 Pilots (so be sure to pre-register so we can monitor the numbers & avoid disappointment)

Payed up entries will receive precedence to unpaid entries. Foreign pilots can pay by credit card - contact us for details.

Registration will take place 18H00 - 21H00 Friday,12th & again 7H30 - 9H00 Saturday, 13th (Venue to be confirmed)

HQ will be at Fly De Aar Lodge (Potties B&B)

Competition briefing will be held at HQ - 09H30 where the task committee will be elected.

Pilot & Task briefing will be on the airfield at 10H30

Window will open every day at 10H30 & close everyday 14H00

The competition rules are available above & a copy will be posted at HQ. Pilots are advised to familiarize themselves with the competitions rules prior to the pilots briefing.

There will be medical assistance on stand-by. Foreign pilots are please to provide proof of medical insurance.

GPS�s are required for scoring. Scoring will be supplied by Thanks to Karel Vejchodsky

All Pilots must have a working radio which can be set to 141.600 & a working cell phone (it is recommended to use a local sim card)

Foreign Pilots are required to become SAHPA temporary members (see SAHPA- see visitors section)

Recovery is not included in the entry fee & pilots are recommended to join a recovery group. Local drivers are also available for hire.

A list of pilots with their contact details will be made available, as pilots register - pilots can contact each other directly. We recommend groups between 4 - 6 pilots.

Please confirm with us when you have become part of a group, so we can remove your details from the list.

Entry Fee is R850 & includes the following:

Gift Pack with Winch release & item of clothing

Map of the immediate area (100km radius)

GPS Co-ordinates for area reference, these correspond to the maps provided

Local Sim Card

2 Winches (tows p/pilot p/day)

Daily weather reports

Scoring Facilities

Prize giving dinner & prizes for the various categories