Take-off – Podkonické pleše
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 48.8164, 19.2438
- Altitude
- 951 m
- Region
- Banskobystrický, SK
- Landing
- 1.7 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Mildly graduating big grass field. If no wind one needs to run a bit. After take off proceed directly straight above ridge. In case you will not find any thermal you will land in the field down ahead.
Getting there
In the village Podkonice go by car up the hill to Podkonické Pleše. See map. After arriving at the 'Chata na plešiach' you have to park a car and proceed about 150 height meters up the hill. See this map: http://i59.tinypic.com/2s8okdj.jpg
Rules / airspace
S locations from take off fall under military flight space See ICAO: http://www.airportlucenec.sk/images/obrazky/mapaicao2.gif
Comments
The best is light S wind or no wind. When thermals are good, it is possible to take off also at N,W,E winds (until 1-2 ms), but you have to run very fast as the take off place is not steep. Area is very good for XC flights as there are plenty of thermals ahead coming from fields.