Sure, the XXIV Competition de Aerostación will likely be held in Guadix from the twenty sixth to the twenty eighth of this month. We’re speaking about hot-air balloons!
The meet enjoys the collaboration of the Sports activities Division of the Provincial Council and is a part of the Campeonato de Andalucía.
Provincial Councillor Eric Escobedo, the Mayor of Guadix and the Chairman of the Glovento Sur (which organised the occasion) offered the poster for this 12 months’s version.
Clearly, you possibly can organise the place opponents will take off from, however not the place they will land as a result of it is determined by the prevailing winds on the chosen days; being hot-air balloons you possibly can steer the balloon up and down, however the remaining is as much as the wind.
A complete of 15 groups will take part with flights “deliberate” to fly above the Geoparque de Granada, the cities of Guadix and Granada, in addition to Sierra Nevada.
The Chairman of Glovento Sur, Miguel Juliá, mentioned, “It’s an Andalusian championship with fifteen balloons collaborating,” mentioning that individuals who follow this exercise are few and much between. Nevertheless, they’re already considering of collaborating in European meets the place there are round 100 balloons at such gatherings.
The primary trial will likely be a visit up the Sierra Nevada, lifting off at 08.30 on Friday the twenty sixth. Then on Saturday, people who survive (simply kidding) additionally with a lift-off time of 08.30h, will take part in a tethered show over the Geoparque de Granada, adopted by a flight over Guadix at 17.00h. Lastly on Sunday, the flight will likely be over the town of Granada, lifting off as earlier than at 08.30h.
Feels like a enjoyable factor to observe, you probably have no plans for that weekend!
(Information/Noticias: Guadix, Granada, Andalucia)
