Agenda

8th International Hot-Air Balloon Meeting "Air Brotherhood '2004"

(8-С нЕЦДХОБТПДОБТПДОБС чУФТЕЮБ чПЪДХИПРМБЧБФЕМЕК "чПЪДХЫОПЕ вТБФУФЧП '2004")

Organising Committee:

Feodosia Office: 85, Garnaev street, Feodosia, Crimea 98112, Ukraine
Phone: +380 (6562) 4 26 65. Fax: +380 (6562) 4 26 53 E-mail: fiesta@post.kafa.crimea.ua

Kiev Office: 4, Gavanskaja str., Kiev 04080.
Phone/fax: +380 (44) 417-6383, 417 75 31. E-mail: market@baloon.carrier.kiev.ua

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Organiser: Ukrainian Ballooning Federation with support of the Association of Aviation Enterprises of Ukraine, Crimean Republic Government, municipal authorities of Feodosia, Kiev and Kamyanets-Podilskiy.

Participation: Event is open to all pilots, who accept and abide by the FAI Sporting Code and the rules of the Event, and have sent the complete entry form in time. Qualification: each pilot should have at least 30 hours as PIC of hot air balloon by the closing entry date. The organisers are ready to accept not more than 40 pilots at the first stage of competitions, not more than 20 pilots at second stage and not more than 15 pilots at third stage on the under-mentioned conditions. They are the first pilots who will confirm the intention to participate in the Event.

International hot air balloon competition for "Air Brotherhood -2004" Cup includes three under mentioned stages which are to take place in different places of Ukraine during May 2004. You can join us at any time and any Stage. The pilot, who has aggregated the highest score in the whole competition, will become the winner of "Air Brotherhood -2004" Cup.

Each stage of "Air Brotherhood '2004" is both competition and a spectacular festival with its cultural and social program. During the event there will be exhibition of the artworks judged to be the best in the Ukrainian Young Artists Contest. A large number of the mass media is planned to cover the event. A variety of souvenir products dedicated to the competition are available.

Rules: The competition will be run under the "AX Model Event Rules - 2003".

Entry fee: Participation in the first stage - 200 ?; in 2nd  and 3rd -150 ?. You can pay your Entry Fee at check-in on agreement with the Organising Committee.

The organisers will provide free-of-charge:

• accommodation with meals (morning coffee and lunch) for a team of three persons (pilot + 2), (at 2^nd stage additionally to above mentioned + supper);
• propane;
• maps and all necessary flight information;
• tickets to welcome party and farewell dinner, local excursions and social events;
• souvenirs.

If necessary, for additional crew members hotel accommodation is reserved. A price range: from 10 ? (bed in a double room + dinner). In high-class hotels the higher prices can be charged (from 30 ? - in Feodosia and Kamyanets-Podilskiy and from 60 ? - in Kiev).

The insurance: Participants must be insured to a minimum of 35 000 ? for third parties. Each pilot and each passenger must be insured to a minimum of 25 000 ?. If necessary, the organisers will provide an opportunity for concluding of the insurance agreement at the registration.

Balloons delivery service: If you need assistance to deliver your balloon to Ukraine please contact us and we'll try to help.

Rent a car service will provide you with a chase vehicle (as a rule with a driver). The price will be about 20 ? per day (without fuel). The cost of the fuel is about 0,35 ? per litre.

Advertising activity: If your envelope has an advertising inscription on it, please inform the Organising Committee about it. The pilots who are ready to take advertisement of the Event sponsors are kindly requested to note that in your application form. The organising committee reserves the right of displaying an advertising banner on baskets of the participants.

Information for observers: Qualified observers are required for the 1st and 2-nd Stages of the Event. Each registered observer will receive free-of-charge accommodation and meals (morning coffee and lunch), (and supper at 2-nd stage), souvenirs and tickets for social events.  

You may obtain the observer registration form HERE! (MS Word)                                                      

Brief description of competition stages:

Stage I ( Feodosia, Crimea; May 1 - 7, 2004)

Cup of Podillya (Kamenets-Podilsky; May 16 - 23, 2004)

Stage III (Kiev; May 27 - 30, 2004)