During the Skydive Festival, skydivers attending can not only watch the Canopy Formation Championships but also make jumps out of a MI-8! This Russian-built helicopter holds 36 jumpers and flies to 12,000 feet in 12 minutes. The Immola dropzone is located a 10-minute drive from the city of Imatra in South-Eastern Finland.

The nearest airport is in Lappeenranta, which is 40 km away. The capital of Finland, Helsinki, is 260 km from Immola. There is a train connection to Imatra from Helsinki and daily flights from Helsinki to Lappeenranta. A direct flight from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Lappeenranta operates from Monday through Friday.
 
For more information check out Skydive Karjala's web site at http://wwnet.fi/sdkarjala/ or email skydive.karjala@wwnet.fi

Spanish Open Championships, which is a test event for the World Air Games 2001, will take place June 26 to July 2, 2000, in the Armilla Air Force Base located four kilometers (a 10-minute drive) from the city center of Granada, in Southern Spain. The elevation of the field is 700 meters and it has an unobstructed open area of 3,150 meters by 2,000 meters.
 
The Test Competitions 2000 (TC 2000) are intended as a preparation for the World Air Games 2001 as well as the 2001 World Championships. With the organization crew being largely international, the TC 2000 are aimed to test the meteorological conditions of the site in a similar period of time and some parts of the infrastructure, as well as to train some members of the local organization. The TC 2000 also provides interested competitors with an opportunity to train and get familiar with the site in preparation for the 2001 Event.
 
Last, but not least, a very pleasant stay is guaranteed in a region which is renowned for its tourism interest, food (it is neighbor to the land of the sherry wines), folklore and enjoyable character of its people!
 
For more information check out http://www.fai.org/parachuting/competitions/ and the Web Site of the WAG2001 Organizers at http://www.wag2001.org/