2019-10-11 18:52

We are gearing up for the prizegiving which will start in a few minutes. Meanwhile, the final results are now online.

Our congratulatons go to overall winner (of both today's task and the overall competition - and also the Women's category in both) - Atsuko YAMASHITA.

2019-10-11 18:05

Finally we got pilots in goal today. In the end 30 people made the goal.

Our last pilots are all now in vehicles and are not far from Gochang.

Results and prizegiving details will be along soon.

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2019-10-11 08:12

The final day is here and the weather looks best to the south east in Hadong. It's about a 2 hour drive so the pilots departed HQ at 08:00 and are already en-route.

We expect task details at about 11:30 so check back here for news as it happens...

2019-10-10 18:21

Finally we got a valid task in. Unfortunately it shut down quite near to the goal so nobody made it into goal. It was a valiant effort though - everybody is now back at HQ and the results are now available from the link at the top of the page.

Its the last day tomorrow so we are hopeful of one more task to complete the competition.

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2019-10-10 09:24

Its proving to be a difficult week for paragliding. The weather today indicates that we are better to operate locally in Gochang so the pilots are currently getting into vehicles here at HQ and heading for the takeoff.

Task details will be along at about 11:30

2019-10-09 16:19

Unfortunately the conditions on the launch deteriorated before all of the pilots could get airborne. The time available for takeoff was not sufficient to declare the task as valid.

Today's task, therefore, will not be scored for the competition.

2019-10-09 13:36

2019-10-09 09:33

The weather is improving. All of the pilots left early this morning to go to the takeoff at Hadong (2 hours away) because we feel that the conditions will be better there.

Task news will be along in about 2 hours.

2019-10-08 12:27

It seems that the forecast was correct - it is too windy on takeoff to allow a task to be set so the pilots are now returning to Gochang.

The forecast for the next few days looks more promising so we will try again in the morning.

2019-10-08 10:33

The forecast indicates that the wind will get stronger during the day but we are still hopeful that it may prove to be flyable today.

The pilots are heading for the takeoff and we are going to attempt a traditional local ceremony on takeoff to try to influence the weather - who knows, it may just work...

More news in a while

2019-10-07 09:17

It is raining in Gochang this morning and the forecast shows that it will continue to rain all day. The takeoff is in cloud and it will not be possible to fly a task today.

Some trips are being arranged to the local Sunan Temple, the UNESCO World Heritage site at Goindol and Eusung castle. Details and times are published in the pilot's WhatsApp group.

We will rebrief tomorrow morning.

2019-10-06 14:27

Unfortunately the weather is not improving. The sky is overcast and it is not suitable for a task so today has been cancelled.

We will try again tomorrow - check back here for details in the morning.

2019-10-06 13:05

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2019-10-05 10:03

Day 1 is here but the weather is not good. We started the day with low cloud and mist and it has now started raining on takeoff and at the HQ.

At 10:00 the decision was made to cancel the flying for today - we will meet again tomorrow morning to tray again.

There will be a seminar, in headquarters, a6t 10:30 regarding the roles of FAI and CIVL in the organisation of international flying competitions - all are welcome to attend.

2019-10-04 17:59

2019-10-04 13:58

Today is registration and practice day for the second PWCA Asian Tour event of 2019 in Gochang, South Korea.

Registration begins at 15:00 local time.

The first task will be tomorrow (5th October) and news of the task etc will be here as soon as it has been set.

2019-09-28 19:06

The next round of the Paragliding World Cup Asian Tour will take place in Gochang, South Korea, from the 4th to the 11th of October.



This year sees the launch of the new Asian Tour. Each event has the same status as a Pre World Cup, as the winner will automatically qualify for the Super Final. Apart from giving pilots the opportunity to discover fantastic untried locations, the idea is to train new organisers and bring the Paragliding World Cup concept to Asia.

Some of the World's finest pilots will be taking to the skies, enjoying the rich autumn colours in South Korea from the 4th of October onwards including Petra Slivova, Torsten Siegel, Jungman Choi, Idris Birch, Yongtae Ahn, Chigwon Won, Harry Buntz and the inimitable, Gin Seok Song.

South Korea is well known for its artistic cuisine, mostly unrecognisable to westerners, but impossible not to fall in love with, punctuated with a bowl of Kimchi at the end of every chopstick. South Korea is a must visit location for any World traveller.

Come and join us above the forested mountains of Gochang, in the south west corner of South Korea, via the Flymaster live tracking on http://pwca.org/asia. Philippe Broers will also be posting videos of the event.

For those who can't make this event, a Paragliding World Cup will take place in Gochang in October 2020.