Take-off – Grands Montets
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 45.9478, 6.9600
- Altitude
- 3234 m
- Region
- Haute-Savoie, FR
- Landing
- 6.6 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
high altitude take off (3250m), which can be reached with a cable car. The take off is on a glacier be carefull with the crevasses.... it's better to go there with a mountain guide. JULY/ AUGUST: actual TO lies OUTSIDE no-fly zone, but route of flight has to be selected carefully ( > see pix!)
Getting there
20 mn from Chamonix; by cable car: http://www.chamonix.com/lognan-grands-montets,85,en.html
Weather
Weather info (or on FFVL frequency): - http://www.balisemeteo.com/depart.php?dept=74 - http://www.balisemeteo.com/balise.php?idBalise=94 (Brevent)
Rules / airspace
>> July-August: be aware of no-fly-zone on south side of Chamonix (Mont Blanc -Aiguille du Midi)! (> see pix) >> LF R-30A active year round!! (> see pix!)
Comments
one of the nicest flight of Chamonix