Local regulations. Hang gliding.
The competition “Montegrappa Trophy 2025” is a FAI category 2 hang gliding event, it takes place from April 16th to April 21st 2025, in Romano d’Ezzelino (VI) Italy, sanctioned by Aero Club d’Italia. The main organisers are “Aero Club Lega Piloti ASD”, Via San Miro, 23867 Suello (LC) Italy, and “ASD Volo Libero Montegrappa”, Piazza al Paradiso 11, 31030 Semonzo di Borso del Grappa (TV) Italy.
Program
Scoring categories
Class 1
Class 1 SPORT
Class 5 *
Class 1 WOMEN*
Class 1 SPORT WOMEN*
Class 5 WOMEN*
(*) With at least 5 participants.
The competition will be considered valid with at least one completed task. Rankings will be processed using FS Comp (fs.fai.org), using the CIVL scoring formula. The GPS must record both the barometric and GPS flight altitude. For the scoring procedure, tracks will be downloaded from the Livetracking system. Other devices may be used as backup. The organisation will provide U S B C , U S B mini and U S B micro cables. If a different GPS is used, the pilot must provide a suitable cable.
The MapDatum will be WGS84 and the waypoints will be in UTM format.
Selection
Pre-registration
Pre-registration is processed through the https://airtribune.com web site, from January 6th 2025 to April 16th 2025. Only pre-registered pilots with a valid FAI license will be accepted.
Confirmation and entry fee
The list of confirmed pilots will be published within February 5th 2025. Confirmation will be sent to pilots by email and the list of selected pilots published in the https://airtribune.com web site. Registration to the
competition becomes effective only after the entry fee payment, which must be executed by bank transfer.
The entry fee is 220 € if paid before March 16th, 2025: 120€ must be paid before 23rd February 2025. The remaining 100 € must be paid before March 16th .
After March 16th the second part of Entry fee increases. Late payments will follow this rule: 110 € before March 23rd , 120€ before March 30th , 130 € before April 6th , 140 € before April 16th.
Bank payments are accepted. PayPal is accepted with a 3,5% surcharge. Cash payments are not accepted. The payment receipt must be sent to the following email address: delta@trofeomontegrappa.it.
Organizers have the right not to accept the registration of pilots considered not eligible for safety reasons or in case the compliance with legal requirements cannot be verified.
Services included in the entry fee
• ID card with safety & contact information
• Lunch pack
• Weather briefing
• Live Tracking Device
• Live tracking (Airtribune is our platform of choice)
• Medics at take-off and landing
• Ambulance and helicopter rescue (45 minutes helicopter response time)
• Gadgets
• Complimentary dinner
• Closing ceremony
• Award and prizes
Winners must be present at the awards ceremony to collect the prize. Proxies are not accepted. Prizes not claimed will remain to the organization.
Cancellation and refund
The competition will be held only if the minimum number of 50 paying subscriptions has been reached by March 1st. In the event of insufficient registrations, the competition will not be held and the fees paid will be fully refunded, net of bank charges for the transfer of funds. Paid entry fees will not be returned for any other claim. In case of no valid tasks, the organization will return part of the entry fee to each confirmed pilot in the group (minimum amount 50 € – maximum amount 150 €, depending on the expenses afforded by the organizer).
Registration
The registration fulfillment will take place at the headquarters (via Benedetto Marcello, 36060 Romano d’Ezzelino (VI), Italy) on April 16th, from 16:00 to 22:00 (in case of delay, please call +393515030862). The following valid documents must be submitted upon registration at the HQ:
• FAI sporting license
• Pilot national flight license
• Signed assumption of risk
• Passport or other photo ID
• Third party liability insurance covering paragliding (in compliance with FAI rules)
• Medical and rescue insurance covering paragliding
Requirements
Equipment must be compliant to FAI Sporting Code, S7A Cross Country. For further details, pilots may consult the FAI web site http://www.fai.org/civl-documents. The following equipment is required:
• hang glider class 1, class 1 sport or class 5 (for the definition of class see FAI Sporting Code S7, Common )
• proof of airworthiness (technical check if glider is older than 2 years)
• helmet (EN 966 or EN 1077)
• harness (EN 1651)
• rescue parachute
• LPD/VHF radio
• mobile phone enabled to voice and data traffic in Italy
All athletes can be subject to anti-doping control. In case of any infringement of these rules, the competitor shall be disqualified and excluded from the competition.
Live tracking
The organizer will provide a Live Tracking Device (LTD: device for real time tracking) to all pilots. It must be used in each task to increase safety, achieve significant media impact and improve the retrieve service. The devices will be also used as primary source for scoring. The organization will be responsible for charging all LTDs and delivering them to the pilots each flying day. Pilots must ensure to have their own LTD before take-off: failing to pick it up or returning it to the organization before the beginning of the task will be interpreted as pilot’s refusal to accept the task and the pilots will be scored as DNF. The pilot that for whatever reason won’t fly the assigned task has to return the LTD to the organization directly at the take-off.
After receiving the LTD, pilots will be responsible for its proper use and maintenance, making sure that it is turned on during the flight and returning it to the organization at the end of each task (report back).
Instructions on the use of the devices will be given during the briefing. In case of loss or damage of the LTD, pilots will be requested to pay the full compensation of damages, amounting to 300 €.
Complaints and protests
Complaints will be dealt with as per FAI Sporting Code, Section 7 and its sub-categories. Any complaints must be written in English and submitted to the Meet Director before 9:00 a.m. On the day following the
publication of the provisional results or within 30 minutes from the publication of the final general results on the last day. A deposit of 50 € is requested to present the complaint. If it is rejected, the deposit will not be returned.
References
The main reference is the official competition web site: www.trofeomontegrappa.it. Montegrappa Trophy runs accordingly to the “FAI Sporting Code, General Section e Section 7A – Cross Country – Edition 2024” which can be found on FAI website: https://www.fai.org/civl-documents.
“REGOLAMENTO TECNICO DELTAPLANO CROSS COUNTRY 2023”available on the website: https://www.aeci.it/regolamenti-tecnici- vdsvl-294.
Liability
Pilots participate to the competition at their own risk. The organizer is not responsible for the pilots or any other third party. The transfer to take-off and the retrieval service are at pilots’ own risk. It is the responsibility of each competing pilot to ensure that he has valid insurance cover public liability risk, personal accident, hospitalization, repatriation.
