Take-off – Bochèta de Vegeina
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 46.3041, 9.1471
- Altitude
- 2284 m
- Region
- Graubünden, CH
- Landing
- 6.5 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Take off is situated on a grassy top, signed by a pile of stones (Stone man). https://bit.ly/2OqkMvE
Getting there
Take the bus at the stop Grono, Bivio Calanca to Arvigo. In Arvigo, take the cablecar to Braggio. In Braggio, head to Alp di Fora, then follow the path to the left of the hut, then head upwards. There is an official path. When you reach the snow repairs, walk on the right (little rigde) and ahead to until you reach the little stone pile.
Weather
Good spot to start when there is inversion below 2000m. Whatch out the east wind. Better conditions are to be found with southern wind or very low northwind conditions over 2500m (max 5-10kmh).
Rules / airspace
If you fly north direction San Bernardino, no particular restrictions. If you fly south direction, Heliport San Vittore 2,5KM 600AGL, over Bellinzona TMA Locarno HX. https://www.shv-fsvl.ch/fileadmin/files/redakteure/Allgemein/Sicherheit/SHVInfotafeln/Santa_Maria.pdf
Comments
It generally is a very good alternative to Piz di Renten, if you want to start early in the morning (east-faced). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO17EqkiXtk