Moyes are running a trip to Inner Mongolia for hang glider pilots, comprising a week-long competition followed by sightseeing or free-flying.
The base will be Guyuan, China, four hours northwest of Beijing, and the trip starts 6 June. It will be aerotowing, so pilots need to hold the appropriate rating.
The cost above includes the competition entry fee, welcome and presentation dinners and a T-shirt, but does not include aerotow fees, retrieves or airport pick-ups.
For more information or to register your interest, email Vicki at Moyes.
Uzbekistan’s sole paragliding club, Wings of Uzbekistan, run this cross-country competition, which takes place from 23-27 July 2019.
Mount Chimgan itself is 3,309m high. The competition will be using two different launches: Chimgan, at 1,900m, is accessible by ski-lift and is quite small (room for two gliders to lay out); Changi has launches at 1,800m and 1,600m, and is described as an “open and comfortable” take-off.
There are only 50 pilot places, and at the time of writing the competition is already full, with a growing waiting list …
Fancy flying in Uzbekistan? Local pilots there are working hard to promote the sport in their country, and invite experienced overseas pilots to take part in the Chimgan Air Battle, 22-27 July 2020.
The paragliding competition will be in mountainous terrain in the Mount Chimgan (3,309 m) area, using high take-offs (Chimgan at 1,900m is accessed by ski lifts, and Changi, 1,600m, an hour’s truck ride away). The area is known as Uzbek Switzerland, and Chimgan is a ski resort with plenty of accommodation options.
The entry fee is just $50, and in addition to the competition organisers plan to organise cultural trips to nearby Samarkand or Bukhara for visiting pilots.
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