Why 17 euros of quota in 2020?

I’m sure many of you are asking yourselves why the AVLE 2020 fee is 17 euros. The truth is that the annual membership fee of AVLE had not changed since time immemorial. We want to say first of all what it means to pay this fee, for 1.42 euro per month you are a member of AVLE and you support our project. Something less than what a beer costs in almost any bar in Madrid. Let’s think about what that fee represents a day in a year, we are talking about 5 cents a day, for that amount you are one of those who support our project. But here is the really important thing, what project is that, in a few words the creation of an Independent Federation of Free Flight.

Our next and main objective will be to launch our proposal for an Independent Federation. For this we need the support of all of you who believe that the existence of this Independent Federation is necessary. We are going to promote the debate between all our associates about the form and content of such a proposal. That is why it is important to count on all of you to give it the right form. Only AVLE associates will participate in this matter. For only five cents a day you will be able to participate in the creation of this Independent Federation of Free Flight. The debate of the organization is fundamental, but at the same time we need the assistance of professionals of the Sport Law and we will have to face this expense.

UNINSURED PARTNERSHIP 2020 = 17 euros (17 €) / 1.42 € per month / per 5 cents per day

How is it logical that those of you who have been partners last year are asking yourselves what AVLE has done this year that is ending. In the last AVLE Assembly held on December 14th we gave an account of everything we have done. I summarize what we presented in the Assembly in more detail:

• Follow-up of the accidents that occurred in 2019
• Organization and management of the EHPU Annual Assembly in Madrid, Spain.
• Active participation in all matters concerning EHPU.
• Elaboration, distribution, financing and presentation of Allegations to the PRUG of the Guadarrama, in Segovia and Madrid.
• Elaboration, financing and presentation of contentious-administrative appeals and lawsuits to the PRUG of the Guadarrama National Park in Segovia.
• Presentation of allegations to the Picos de Europa National Park in triplicate, in the three communities that manage it.
• Financing, elaboration and distribution of the legal report related to the PRUG of the Guadarrama, applicable to any other administrative procedure of flight limitation.
• Statutory changes for the greater definition and concretion of the objectives of our Association.
• Accomplishment of managements so that the national team of paragliding could participate with the insurance of the French Federation, since the Spanish Federation did not cover them. The pilots finally declined the offer.
• Financing of the repair costs of the weather station in Caracenilla.
• Help to finance the book “Paragliding with schoolchildren”, by Roberto Machín.

In short, we have invested our efforts and the 2019 fees in the defense of free flight and try to avoid the restrictions to our sport promoted from Administrations that do not take into account our reality, and at the same time combat the neglect and forgetfulness of the “Federations” that in theory should defend our interests. We have had to act judicially and present ourselves as an interested party in the legal proceedings. All this work, effort and money invested in the PRUG of Guadarrama we hope that it will serve as much for this as for others that may begin to appear throughout the territory.

This year is the definitive one, we are seriously going for a Free Flight Federation. We are waiting for your support.