Competition area

• Europe
  • including Turkey beyond the Bosporus
  • but excluding some remote islands because of non-existing SAR services
• and also with the exception of
  • Russia
  • Belorussia
  • Ukraina
  • Moldavia
  • Croatia
  • Bosnia Herzegowina
  • Serbia
  • Montenegro
  • Macedonia
  • Albania
• The detailed list will be reconfirmed in the General Briefing.

The decision was based on

a) ATC recommendation,
b) safety concerns regarding landing areas,
c) safety issues for retrieve crews and
d) visa regulations.

see also the map on this site

[http://www.ballon.eu]