Entry Information
1.1 The 17th FAI Hang Gliding World Championship is open to all Member and Associated Member countries of the FAI who may enter any number of pilots holding a valid FAI sporting licence in accordance with the following procedure and up to the limits specified in 1.1.5:
1.1.1 Each NAC is invited initially to submit a team of up to four pilots (and this may comprise any combination of males and females) by 31 January 2009 A deposit of 100 euros per pilot must be received by this date to reserve the places. (The deposit is non-refundable).
1.1.2 If the total number of pilots registered, with deposits paid, at 31 January 2009 does NOT exceed 120, an extra allocation of 1 pilot per team shall be offered to nations, in descending order of the nation WPRS ranking (on 1 Febuary 2009) to bring the total maximum number of pilots to 130. In this allocation process France, the host nation, will be treated as equal to the nation ranked highest in the WPRS.
1.1.3 Pilots entered in the extra allocation process will not form part of the national team until all nations who entered a full team of 4 pilots initially have been offered a further place.
1.1.4 Any places that subsequently become available will be offered according to this allocation process until the allocation deadline of 20 May 2009. A second round of allocation will only be offered if the first round results in fewer than 120 pilots entered.
1.1.5 The maximum number of pilots entered by each nation shall not exceed 6 and the maximum team size shall not exceed 6
1.2 Entries must be made on the official entry form by the following registration dates:
A: NAC/Nations registrations – nomination of team of up to 4 pilots by: 31 January 2009
Deposit of 100euros (non-refundable) per pilot must be paid by: 31 January 2009
Confirmed pilot names, and payment in full to be made by: 1 April 2009
B: Allocation round (minimum 10 places to allocate) to begin on: 1 Febuary 2009
Payment in full for additional pilots to be made within 20 days of offer, and by 20 May 2009 latest
If the names of the pilots have not yet been decided, then you may initially enter the names as Pilot A,Pilot B etc, then providing that the deposits are paid by 31 January 2009,these places will be reserved for your Nation until 1 April 2009,when Pilot names must be confirmed and the entry fee paid in full.
Nations may substitute confirmed and paid up pilots up until the start of the Championships.