Flying sites

Take-off – Plaine Joux (Passy)

Direction: NNEESESSWWNW
Coordinates: 45.9496, 6.7397
Altitude: 1353 m
Region: Haute-Savoie, FR
Landing: 2.6 km from the take-offView on map ↗

Take-off description

At Plaine Joux. Wide take off, nicely prepared. Can be windy the afternoon (valley brise)

Getting there

Getting to launch site: 1) by car, approx 15min drive up. If you are alone, try to ask around, possibly there may be other pilot(s) willing to go up, so one car you can keep at landing. 2) by shuttle. On the weekend days you can find some vans offering shuttle service, or if you are kind you can join the vans of tandem flights or school. 2020: Public bus (SAT) L85 is available to go to the take off: the bus stop is on Chedde market place. 3,5 € until Guébriant and 6 € until Plaine-Joux (about 950m walk after Guébriant stop) link to the L85 timetable: http://www.sat-montblanc.com/horaire-timetables/ligne-85-sallanches-plateau-d-assy-pleine-joux.aspx 3) Walking. It is approximately 1,5hr walk from the landing site of Chedde. Walk up to the road which goes to Servoz, then walk towards Servoz (1km) until find footpath with indicator to Plaine Joux. Then walk up.

Weather

Avoid flying with strong west, south west wind. With west wind coming, the landing is hard to reach, and conditions can be really turbulent. Very well protected from north wind. It is still flyable even with insane north wind. Usually west wind is related to foehn. ALWAYS check Foehn before flying: VERY turbulent conditions if Foehn is NOT between -4 hPa and +4 hPa. Check foehn forecast on http://www.meteocentrale.ch/fr/meteo/foehn-et-bise/foehn.html

Rules / airspace

The cliff behind the takeoff is part of the national park - it is not allowed to fly closer than 300m from it. The cliff more to the to the west is OK to fly close. At both landing sites the approach should be the standard 'C' approach, please respect this rule as the sky over the landing fields, especially Chedde, is often very crowded. At landing sites the kiting should be interrupted when pilots are on the approach. At the Marlioz landing site the hang gliders have got the prioriity on the approach. ATTN: if flying towards Chamonix/ Mont Blanc: observe flight restrictions: no TO, landing and overflight! (>> see pix) > France - LF R30B: July-August - LF R30A: permanent > Italy: 4.8. - 15.9.2016

Comments

Chedde landing site is usually more crowded, higher chances of getting shuttles from there.

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