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Take-off – Gumengrat
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 46.9603, 8.9874
- Altitude
- 2020 m
- Region
- Glarus, CH
- Landing
- 3.6 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
steep meadow, wind sock
Getting there
Cable railway to Braunwald, gondola to Gumen, then hike ca 20min
Weather
Föhn; valley wind! - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html - Wind arrows: http://wepro.meteotest.ch/maps/smn/smn_dd.gif
Rules / airspace
Observe wildlife protection area on opposite side of the valley (>> see pix) Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch. DABS (active danger areas etc): www.skybriefing.com/portal/
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Take-off parkingView on map ↗