{"id":9265,"date":"2018-05-09T12:35:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T10:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ojovolador.com\/?p=9265\/"},"modified":"2018-05-10T12:51:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T10:51:20","slug":"piedrahita-hosts-spanish-tandem-paragliding-championship-for-the-third-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/piedrahita-hosts-spanish-tandem-paragliding-championship-for-the-third-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Piedrahita hosts Spanish Tandem Paragliding Championship for the third time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 11, 2018, starts this international Open and National Championship in tandem mode, one of the few competitive events in the world designed for teams of two people and which -after 4 days- will determine the best tandem pilot of Spain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3832\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3832\" title=\"Tandem Paragliding Open\" src=\"http:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160716_141145-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Tandem Paragliding Open\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160716_141145-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160716_141145-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160716_141145-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160716_141145-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160716_141145-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160716_141145-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Take off from Pena Negra in Piedrahita during the previous Tandem PG Open in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Piedrahita area is chosen for the third time to celebrate this special event that enjoys an encouraging and friendly competitive environment, with ideal conditions for distance flight.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nomadair Club, organizer of this and the previous two championships in the same location, it will be a great opportunity for professional and amateur tandem pilots to test their skills and compare with other paragliders and pilots. The only limitation is that the gliders are certified.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fojovoladorcom%2Fvideos%2F10153575665182653%2F&amp;width=640&amp;show_text=false&amp;height=358&amp;appId\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It can also be a great learning experience for pilots who sign up as passengers and take it as a custom cross country intensive course, like some participants did in the previous edition two years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Although it is a competition, its main objective is to enjoy four days among friends, 4 days of fun flying in company, and 4 days for PIEDRAHITA to colour its skies with paragliders different from the usual ones: Tandem wings!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The previous Tandem Open held in 2016 closed with a <strong>national record of Distance to Goal<\/strong> from Piedrahita to Santo Domingo de las Posadas, achieved by Alberto Marin Gonzalez and his passenger. Before that, in 2012, another Spanish record was beaten, that time was <strong>distance in a straight line<\/strong>, with 79.54 km flown from Piedrahita to Aldeavieja by Salvador Medina Ruiz.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3822\" src=\"http:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/G0020586.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, our pilot Daniel Crespo was the absolute winner of the Championship (you can see the <a href=\"http:\/\/ojovolador.com\/2016\/07\/18\/daniel-crespo-campeon-espana-biplaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article here in Spanish<\/a>), and this year he will be defending the title against other good pilots both from Spain and foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>Registrations are open through the Nomadair Club website.<\/p>\n<p>+Info: <a href=\"http:\/\/nomadair.com\/nomadair-club-de-parapente\/piedrahita-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nomadair.com\/nomadair-club-de-parapente\/piedrahita-2018\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CampeonatoParapenteBiplaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CampeonatoParapenteBiplaza\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 11, 2018, starts this international Open and National Championship in tandem mode, one of the few competitive events in the world designed for teams of two people and which -after 4 days- will determine the best tandem pilot of Spain. 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