Venue:
The competition will be based at Laragne Campsite and will utilise Laragne-Chabre, Sederon and Aspres take offs. Under certain circumstances we may also use St Jean Montclar
Rules:
The competition rules are below.
Organisation:
The event will be organised by the local club - Chabre Vol Libre, with further support from Allez-up Holidays.
Sponsorship:
The main sponsor of the event will be OZONE, supported by XC Magazine and FlyNivium.com
Format:
The event will generally be run according to FAI Sporting Code rules for paragliding Cross Country competitions. The event is restricted to EN certified gliders only, but excludes all EN D & CCC certified gliders. Prizes and trophies will be awarded to each glider class, plus teams, girls and Rookies (those with minimal competition experience).
Classes:
Classes will be based on a combination of flat aspect ratio and EN certification. There will be four glider Classes: Fun, Recreation, Sport and X-Class, plus a Rookie class, a Women’s class and a Team class
The organisation retains the right to make the final decision on glider class for pilots and wings.
- **Fun -**EN B or below and AR equal to or less than 5.2
- **Recreation -**EN B or below and AR equal to or less than 5.7, but greater than 5.2
- **Sport -**EN C (excluding 2 liners) or below and AR equal to or less than 6.5, but greater than 5.7
- **X Class -**AR greater than 6.5, all EN-C certified 2 liner gliders (for example Photon), and pilots with very significant competition experience.
Eligibility – Pilot experience & insurance
i) Maximum 125 pilots. ii) Competing pilots must hold the French Brevet Pilote confirmé or equivalent, (a minimum of IPPI 4). iii) Competing pilots must have full liability, medical and repatriation insurance. iv) Competing Pilots must satisfy themselves and the organisers that they are adequately experienced to compete and fly in the prevailing (thermic) conditions at Laragne in June/July. v) The organisation reserves the right to refuse admission.
Equipment: Safety & Scoring
i) Pilots must carry 2m radio utilisable in the bands between 162 and 164 MHz which will be kept on the competition channel at all times when flying. ii) Pilots must carry a recently repacked reserve parachute iii) Pilots will be supplied with a Flymaster Live Tracking device each flying day iv) Tracks for scoring will be taken from the tracker whenever possible. Pilots should also use an approved GPS for back up: see check list on GPSdump website for details of approved type. v) GPS must be capable of recording altitude in the track log vi) A mobile phone with data enabled vii) A mobile phone with the Telegram app installed (used for retrieve) viii) A mobile phone or device that is connected to Puretrack which will allow us a secondary tracking option (mandatory with the French Federation (FFVL)
Pre Competition Preparation
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We are required to use a backup tracking system and will be using
. Please install Puretrack on your mobile device (unless your gps sends directly to Puretrack). You must create a login on https://puretrack.io AND join the oco2027 group. There are several ways to send your position to puretrack, depending on Android / Ios / Custom so please do this in advance of the competition and check your position is registered on the puretrack map in the oco2027 group.
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As a communication method for the competition we are using
(https://web.telegram.org/). Again, create an account and download the app for your mobile device before the competition. Registered pilots will get a link to join two groups; one for chat and one for information from the organsation.
Selection/Online Registration
Online Registration will be partially selective. The aim is to ensure a good balance of entries across the classes, while prioritising, where possible, team entries. Entry will still largely be on a ‘first come, first in’ basis, but within certain criteria.
- Number of Rookies
- Number of women
- Numbers of Fun, Recreation and Sport class gliders
- Plus: A number of ‘wild card’ places allocated by the organisers for sponsors and to complete teams.
Online registration will remain open. All pilots will initially be placed on the waiting list. Confirmation of selection will be made within 7 days, and only then will pilots be requested to pay (Paypal only). Note: Registering as one of the first 125 pilots may not necessarily secure you a place!
Approved GPS list
Scoring will be using FS. Check out the GPSdump website for details of supported GPS. We have cables for the common models but bring your own cable if you’ve got one and label it as yours. Pilots are responsible for ensuring they have a cable available to download their GPS.
Eligibility - Gliders
i) Paragliders must be Certified - this is a class competition and no open class gliders will be accepted. Gliders should have appropriate EN/DHV stickers, gliders not bearing stickers will be scrutinised as will all prize winning gliders. ii) Only paragliders Certified to EN A to C standards or DHV equivalents are acceptable. iii) EN D & CCC gliders are excluded.
Eligibility - Harness
Should comply with EN1651 or LTF09 certified protection and EN or LTF certified harness structure. The latest international competition harnesses (Gen 4) such as the Ozone Submarine are not considered to be appropriate for this competition.
Eligibility - teams
i) Teams comprise 4 pilots, scores for best 3 in each task to count ii) Teams must have at least one Fun or Recreation pilot and a maximum of 2 X Class iii) A number of places will be reserved for club or school teams.
Mandatory safety briefing and late arrivals
i) All pilots must attend the mandatory safety briefing on the morning of the practice task. ii) Pilots planning to arrive late must notify the organisation iii) Late pilots will need to arrange with the meet director for their own mandatory safety briefing
Format - competition & practice day
a) The competition is proposed as a fun paragliding XC event. b) The first day (Saturday) is a practice day. i) The practice day is run as though it were a competition day with transport and a task (see below) ii) The practice day will be scored but will not be included in the competition results iii) If the practice day (Saturday) is not flyable it will not be postponed, the competition will start the next day iV) All competitors are encouraged to fly and enjoy the practice day c) The full competition starts on the next day (Sunday) as detailed in the programme
Format - tasks
i) Tasks will only be set in appropriate conditions ii) Tasks will be preceded by a weather and site briefing and information from meet director and where possible top pilots on their planned route for the task iii) Tasks will, where possible, be set to maximise pilots in goal - (>50%) iv) Tasks will generally be set within the confines of the Durance, Buech, Meouge and Jabron valleys - centre of map 60 of IGN Top 100 maps - Cavaillon / Digne Les Bains. A turnpoint map of this area will be provided.
Retrieves
There will be a full retrieve service along the course of the task and transport to take off each day from the briefings. There will also be transport to events where these are held away from organisation headquarters or Laragne.
Entry Fee - non transferable
(i) 360 Euro - pre registered competitors. (ii) 65 Euro - non-competitors - events entry
Cancellations and Refunds
Pilots should notify us by email as soon as possible if they wish to cancel.Entries are not transferable.
Any pilot who cancels their registration will be given a refund as follows (based on Full Entry Fee):
• Cancellation date more than 60 days before competition start date: 80% refund • Cancellation date between 60 and 30 days before competition start date: 50% refund • Cancellation date less than 30 days before competition start date: 0% refund
Any pilot proving (with medical certificate) incapacity to compete through illness should contact the organiser as soon as possible. Any refund, if appropriate, will be decided by the Organisation. Refunds will NOT be issued to ill/injured pilots cancelling within 7 days of the start of a competition regardless of personal circumstances. Rather pilots should contact their travel insurance provider for advice on any compensation due.
Events
There will be several events held during the week including; i) Entertainment - 2/3 evenings with bands or discos ii) A final night prize giving with meal. iii) Talks by paragliding celebs on safety, comp flying and mountain flying iv) Debriefs after each tasks by leading pilots, tracklog displays. v) One or more evening meals
Prizes
a) Prizes awarded for first, second and third in class subject to numbers of participants. b) Prizes for teams on the basis of accumulated points of the top 3 per task in each team.
Prize Draw
A Brand New Ozone wing (solo EN A - EN C) will be raffled on the final night with all pilots having their name entered in the draw for this fantastic prize. The winning pilot must be present to collect his prize !!!!!
Registration
Will be open on Sunday Jan 17th 2027 19:00 CET on the Airtribune website
Payment/Acceptance
Pilots will be notified when they have to pay by.
Waypoints
Waypoints: In various formats. Plus an open air txt file which shows the Salon and Tallard Airspaces are on the Dowload page
Waypoints can be uploaded to GPS’s at registration and will include a pilot number. (though pilot numbers on the gps is not very useful now we use trackers.