2020 Kazakhstan Nationals & Euroasia Open FAI2

Annual set of two competitions that attract about 60+ pilots. The average task length is about 80 - 110 km with some scenic flantalnds and mountain flying taking place at the north side of famous Tian Shan Mountains. Some astonishing views towards 6000m snowy peaks and the nice city of Almaty are included in the entry fee 🙂

http://deltaplan.kz/contests

For English communication write to the guys - they will be happy to provide you more information

Foreign pilots are welcome to contact the organizers, who will assist with the transfer from the airport or the competition venue .
Coordinator: Elena Savina, seva1709@gmail.com

Flying site Ushkonyr is located 40km from the big city Almaty in the mountains of Trans-Ili Alatau. There is a paved asphalt road from the Ushkonyr village to the start site and a small segment of about 250 meters of dirt road.
Getting to start takes about 50 minutes from inexpensive hotel Keleshek, usual place of residence during the competition.
On the northern edge of the plateau there is a large spacious area, accommodating a large number of hang gliders and allowing to start in several rows. Earthen slopes are covered with grass, the steepness is 35-45°.
Take off Ushkonyr - 1960 m ASL 43.126697, 76.467904
Exposure North, it is possible to start to the West and East.
Direction and strength of wind: N, NW, NE, 1-5 m / s, rarely up to 10 m / s.
Shuttle flights: along the mountains to the W and E, to the valley in the NW and NE direction.
The lower limit of clouds - 3000-4000 m, thermals +4 mps, record flight of this area of about 150 km.
Landing.
Averaged valley altitude in the vicinity of the plateau Ushkonyr - 900 m ASL The relative height difference between the start and landing sites ranges from 800 - 1000 m.
Landing field 1: 43.179094, 76.513215;
Landing field 2: 43.163194, 76.379937;
Landing field 3: 43.168318, 76.459322
Within the flight area there are a lot of landing sites between small villages, well-developed road infrastructure. Along the roads there are located power lines, somewhere high-voltage. There are also shelterbelts between agricultural fields and shallow gullies.