Take-off – Santa Clara - Primero Enero
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 22.2571, -79.8204
- Altitude
- 332 m
- Region
- Villa Clara, CU
- Landing
- 3.7 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
a good hike up the hill
Getting there
In the 289 Km of the national highway, with NE, E and SE orientations is located this 140 m (to the landing zone) hill. The proximity of the highway and the orientation of the slope makes' it a good place for follow-the-road XC. This site is near the geographic centre of the island that's why the conditions are thermal most of the time. About 30 km NW is Santa Clara city, don't land there, better to follow the highway. TO and landing are straightforward here. A small town of about 30 families is located in front of the hill, a strategic place to eat, stay for a night or only take a bath. This is the regular place for the Santa Clara Club and 2 local pilots (Eduardo and Chichi). There is no road to the take of. But once in the top the landscape makes you say 'It worth it!'
Rules / airspace
It is forbidden to fly over Santa Clara city, better follow the highway.
Comments
http://volarencuba.blogspot.com/2011/10/zonas-de-vuelo-vista-hermosa-villa.html