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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Grindelwald - First.
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Grindelwald - First is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,111 m and its mapped launch aspects are W. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
magnificent views! Sometimes (afternoon during summer) it is possible to soar up the N face of the Eiger mtn. Gondola-Tickets: (with Swiss 'half-prize-abonnement' 50%: off!). Day-passes available (if you intend to fly more than twice) and also 2-day-passes .
huge TO area, suited for all levels; easy access by gondola from Grindelwald, TOP-landing also possible...
2 LZ's are available: - 'Bodmi' - Grund >> If flying to Interlaken and/ or landing on aerodrome: observe special regulations concerning overflight and approach; more details here: http://www.deltaclub-interlaken.ch/Fluggebiet/
by car/ train from Bern - Interlaken - Grindelwald. Gondola to TO; 5min walk (downhill)
Föhn!! Weather info: - act Wx on First: http://m.windline.ch/meteodata.php?stationID=4104 - Wind etc: http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/wetter/messwerte/messwerte-an-stationen.html >> zoom in for winds on Jungfraujoch etc - Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html more wx-links: http://chilloutparagliding.com/ > meteo
TO and large part of flying area lies within LS-R6 (Axalp); info if active can be found on the DABS: http://www.skyguide.ch/de/nc/services/aim-services/dabs/ Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch. Download of area info (as PDF): https://www.shv-fsvl.ch/en/fluggebiete-sicherheit/fluggebiete/fluggebiete/ > Bern > Interlaken and > Bern > Sonderregelung LS-R6
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