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Dates: 12.10.2024 - 16.10.2024 Finish Place: Армения / Yerevan Local time: 13:55:02 (UTC+04:00) Subevent:International ballooning festival "Discover Armenia from the Sky" 2024 » The First Armenian Cup » Armenian Open Cup Description: It is planned to carry out a flight of about 20 balloons in Yerevan, in the Garni region and from the Aparan reservoir. These places are great places to fly, because of the presence of wind flows in almost any direction. During the festival it is also planned to organize sports flights, winners of which will be awarded with special prizes!

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Company Skyball with the support if the RA Tourism Committee.
Event director: Nairi Barseghyan skyballarmenia@gmail.com +37498533300
Updated 30/09/2024

October 11 - YEREVAN	Place	Time
Arrival and registration of participants	Aghababyans hotel	11:00-13:00
Gas filling	Filling station	13:00-17:00
Installing advertising posters	Garni	08:00-10:00 or 17:00-18:00
General briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	19:00-20:00
Friendly dinner	Conference hall of the hotel	20:00-21:00
October 12 - GARNI	Place	Time
Pre-flight briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	04:40-05:10
First flight	The village of Garni	07:00-09:00
Gas filling	Filling station in Garni	09:00-10:00
Breakfast	At the hotel of Garni	10:00-11:30
Rest-Tour program	-	11:30-13:30
Lunch	SAS Food Court	12:00-14:30
Pre-flight briefing	Start point in Garni	16:00-16:30
Second flight	The village of Garni	17:00-18:30
Gas filling	Filling station in Garni	19:00-20:00
Trailer parking	At filling station in Garni	20:00
Dinner	SAS Food Court	21:00-23:00
October 13 - GARNI	Place	Time
Pre-flight briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	04:40-05:10
Third flight	The village of Garni	07:00-09:00
Gas filling	Filling station in Garni	09:00-10:00
Breakfast	At the hotel of Garni	10:00-11:30
Rest-Tour program	-	11:30-13:30
Lunch	SAS Food Court	12:00-14:30
Pre-flight briefing	Start point in Garni	16:00-16:30
Fourth flight	The village of Garni	17:00-18:30
Gas filling	Filling station in Garni	19:00-20:00
Dinner	SAS Food Court	21:00-23:00
October 14 - YEREVAN	Place	Time
Pre-flight briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	05:40-06:00
Fifth flight	Republic Square	07:30-09:00
Gas filling	Filling station	09:00-10:00
Breakfast	At the hotel	10:00-11:00
Rest-Tour program	-	11:00-13:30
Lunch	SAS Food Court	12:00-14:00
Pre-flight briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	14:40-15:00
Sixth flight	Republic Square	16:30-18:30
Gas filling	Filling station	19:00-21:00
Dinner	SAS Food Court	21:00-23:00
October 15 - YEREVAN	Place	Time
Pre-flight briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	05:40-06:00
Seventh flight	Republic Square	07:30-09:00
Gas filling	Filling station	09:00-10:00
Breakfast	At the hotel	10:00-11:00
Rest-Tour program	-	11:00-13:30
Lunch	SAS Food Court	12:00-14:00
Pre-flight briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	14:40-15:00
Eighth flight	Republic Square	16:30-18:30
Gas filling	Filling station	19:00-21:00
Dinner	SAS Food Court	21:00-23:00
October 16 - APARAN	Place	Time
Pre-flight briefing	Conference hall of the hotel	05:00-05:30
Ninth flight	Aparan reservoir	07:30-09:00
Breakfast	At the hotel	10:30-11:30
Tasting tour	“Ararat” Museum	16:00-17:30
Official closing ceremony	Park Bridge Restaurant	18:00-19:00
Gala dinner	-	19:00-24:00

October 17 Departure of participants - until 12:00

*Depending on weather conditions, the program may change
1. Current valid pilot's license
2. The current medical certificate
3. Have a plaque of at least 100 hours
4. The flight book
5. Certificate of state registration of aircraft
6. Certificate of airworthiness of aircraft
7. Passport or other document proving identity
For teams (pilot + 3 team members) the organizer of the festival provides:
1. Electronic maps of flight regions,
2. Gas filling (according to the program),
3. Accommodation* from October 11 to 17 (6
4. Food Breakfast (from October 12 to 17) , Friendly dinner (October 11), Gala dinner(October 16),
5. Participation in the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival,
6. Excursion program,
7. Air balloon insurance to third parties.
If the number of team members is more than 4 people, additional payment for accommodation is carried out by participants (please contact the festival organizers in advance to book a hotel).

Pilots are required to:
1. Participate in night glow during the festival, according to the program,
2. Take two passengers with them at each flight,
3. If necessary, place advertising materials on the envelope and the basket of balloon
The application for participation in festival with branded envelope (commercial brand) are considered by the organizers individually and for each of them, reasonable decisions are made. Any advertising activity during the festival must be agreed with the organizers in advance.