Take-off – Wangs -Pizolbahn Endstation
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 46.9821, 9.4176
- Altitude
- 2139 m
- Region
- Sankt Gallen, CH
- Landing
- 6.4 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Several launch sites at different altitudes availabe
Getting there
Gondola from 'Wangs': 'Pizolbahn: http://www.pizol.com/en/navpage.cfm?category=TransportH
Weather
Föhn!!! - Wind: https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home/measurement-values.html?param=messwerte-windgeschwindigkeit-kmh-10min >> click on a station for details (ie Säntis) (The MeteoSwiss App is easier to use) - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html - webcams/ act wx: https://pizol.com/updates/weather-webcams?lang=de_CH
Rules / airspace
Airfield 'Bad Ragaz': it is forbidden to fly between 'Ragaz' and 'Vilters'! Check also: http://www.fluggruppepizol.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pizol.pdf Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying. More info on http://www.flyland.ch.