Take-off – Gavorrano
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 42.9146, 10.9020
- Altitude
- 447 m
- Region
- Grosseto, IT
- Landing
- 1.3 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Takeoff is on top on monte Calvo, above Gavorrano city. It's a very nice and super easy takeoff, looking the gulf of follonica and the mighty elba island. Just walk up, set up, and takeoff.
Getting there
Go to Gavorrano and then follow the indication to camping 'La Finoria'. Before turning left to enter finoria camping there's a gravel parking on the right with a restaurant in front of it. Park there and there's the trail with the wood indication 'monte calvo'. Follow it until the top by walking (20 minutes).
Weather
We fly this site when the NW wind blow from 15-25 km/h, however in summer we usually takeoff on sunset. We do not have a wheater station there however the NW wind is the gulf breeze, so very easy to control. Avoid wind gusting 30 km/h.
Rules / airspace
No special rules.
Comments
It's a very steep climb walking. Local pilots go to the top using the Defender jeep, but i recommend the walking mode, more characteristic.