Take-off – San Giacomo di Andrate
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 45.5460, 7.8753
- Altitude
- 1235 m
- Region
- Turin, IT
- Landing
- 3.4 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Wide launch permitting simultaneous TOs of 4 or even more gliders. The upper part is flat and the slope becomes very steep at the edge, a good glider control skills are recommended. For HG: ramp available
Getting there
Accessible by road, the last part is a gravel road but no need for an off-road vehicle. Sometimes the shuttle bus from Cavallaria flying site takes pilots here (when Cavallaria takeoff is in cloud for example).
Weather
Do not fly with N and NW winds, and when a danger of föhn wind entry exists. In spring thunderstorms may develop very quickly. Always keep an eye on cumulus clouds development, and in case of over-development it's a good idea to land.
Rules / airspace
Common frequency 146.690 MHz, including regular weather info transmissions.
Comments
This site is a excellent starting point for the flight over Serra (very long morena stretching to lake of Viverone), a rather easy XC flight. In spring its flyable the best on the 2nd half of the day.