Take-off – Baixo Guandu - Monjolo (ES)
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- -19.6307, -40.9692
- Altitude
- 848 m
- Region
- Espírito Santo, BR
- Landing
- 3.3 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Take off: 200m wide for multiple take offs. Recently the ramp by way of the local club has undergone several improvements, such as bathrooms, shade, web-cam, new lawn, ramp extension. Most importantly the location offers great year-round flight possibilities.
Getting there
On the Epirito Santo/Minas Gerais state border, 13 kilometres south of the junction of BR259/ES446 (S19 31.248', W41 0.186'), near the town of Baixo Guandu. Access to the launch is on a good dirt road (at S19 36.190', W40 57.260') with good signs to the launch.
Weather
In a northerly wind, the left side of the bowl, looking north from the take-off, can get very turbulent. Avoid flying low directly over the spine-backed ridge, as this can be both strong and rough.
Comments
The dirt road can be difficult, particularly after rain, and a 4x4 is preferable. more videos to be found here: http://monjolo.net/videos