Paragliding pilots gather at Bir for the first open meet of the season

About 90 pilots from across the country have registered for the open paragliding meet at Bir, which begins on Saturday.

Pilots take off from Billing, at about 2,400 metres, and land in the fields near Bir. The organisers said each day's task would be set at nine, after a look at the wind.

The local administration has put a second ambulance at the landing ground and asked visitors to keep off the fields during landings.