Take-off – Idikel (Idikl/ Tafraout)
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 29.7110, -8.8466
- Altitude
- 1717 m
- Region
- Souss - Massa - Draâ, MA
- Landing
- 2.5 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
From the Road Agadir to Tafraout before crossing the gap at Fifilou (here good place to check the wind condition and alternative launch for experts) turn left on the good dirt road and follow for about 2 kms (passing remainders of a mining camp) until reaching a small saddle: here the road turns left and follows a mountain flank. At the turn you find a flat surface overlooking parts of the valley to the southwest. You walk horizontally 200 mts towards the edge and find several cleaned, small take off fields. It is usually an afternoon flying (soaring with the valley winds from the west and thermals
Weather
never fly with north or east (Chergui), wait until thermal gusts stop blowing as it is a rocky area. several incidents in the past years. No infrastructure!