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Take-off – Alain's Krantz
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- -33.1500, 26.2900
- Altitude
- 120 m
- Region
- Eastern Cape, ZA
- Landing
- 0.0 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
120 meter high. Cliff launch for advanced pilots, or use the lower site for easier start
Getting there
From Port Elizabeth, follow the N2 to Grahamtown. Turn off at Nanagga towards Port Alfred. 30 km Turn left at Carl Landman Memorial onto dirt road for 3km. turn right at the memorial 500m later turn left for 4km. Turn right after the steep downhill, park at he gate and Take-off to the right.
Weather
The sea breeze picks up in the afternoon and blows the site out.
Rules / airspace
Ceiling of 450m ASL, so 330m ATO.
Comments
A thermic site for morning flying. Over the back is farmland, so go XC.