Take-off – Valcava
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 45.7798, 9.5099
- Altitude
- 1215 m
- Region
- Lecco, IT
- Landing
- 2.7 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Two slopes, one facing SW and the other one facing SE.
Getting there
Takeoff: Close to the old cable car station in Valcava. A five minutes walk from the village. The village can be reached by car. The local club has a shuttle service at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00 (the last only in summertime) from the landing zone. Landing: The location name is Perlupario, close to Caprino Bergamasco. Follow the sings to 'Risto Grill Latterraggio' which is right on the landing field.
Weather
The site is not very good with wind from west or east. Becomes dangerous when these winds get stronger.
Comments
Very good site for xc flight, this is a good spot for people willing to learn xc. You can fly 10km along the ridge before having to make the first transition. The landing field is not visible from the takeoff, you have to fly aroud 'Pizzo Pec' (see picture). The first thermal is right in front of the takeoff, over the small pit 'cavetta' (see picture). The flight is beautiful, mountains up to 2400mt (Grigna), lakes, hills, flatlands, ... Flights of hundreds of km have been performed taking off from Valcava.