Take-off – Mornera (Bellinzona)
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 46.2058, 8.9859
- Altitude
- 1375 m
- Region
- Ticino, CH
- Landing
- 2.6 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
By far the best takeoff for cross country in Ticino. Not as known as Locarno-Cimetta but still very good, as it is easy to close triangles when you start from there. You have to BOOK you cablecar the day before, otherwise you will never make it up to the take off in time (april-october).
Getting there
Gondola from 'Monte Carasso' (http://www.mornera.ch/), then walk for about 15min.
Weather
This spot is very subject to north wind situation, as the wind is canalized through the San Gotthard Valleys (Rivera, Leventina).
Rules / airspace
ATTENTION: TMA of aerodrome 'Locarno/ Magadino' HX. Can be activated within 30 min. Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying. There is a facebook page where you can check the forecasted TMA situation. Page name is "TMA Locarno". Activation status can be checked on +41 (0)91 816 17 44 Airspace map: https://map.geo.admin.ch/?zoom=5&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.bazl.segelflugkarte&lang=de&topic=ech&E=2714908.25&N=1116616.13