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Take-off – Telluride Gold Hill
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 37.8942, -107.8230
- Altitude
- 3700 m
- Region
- Colorado, US
Take-off description
Morning launch is East into Bear Creek, it is best with very light wind forcast, you launch into nice cycles coming straight in. Evening launch is West into prevailing West winds. GPS coordinates of launch are N 37.89416 W 107.82339
Getting there
Take highway 62X right into Telluride.
Weather
This is a very high altitude mountain site. Conditions can be very strong.
Rules / airspace
P3 and a guide pilot are required for this site as you can not see any of the LZ's from launch.
Comments
All out of town pilots must fly with a guide pilot please see www.tellurideairforce.org