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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Meiringen - Planplatten-2240.
Site briefing
Meiringen - Planplatten-2240 is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,226 m and its mapped launch aspects are SE, W. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Large field E of Meiringen (10mins to cablecar); NO parking available >> park at cablecarstation! Attention with strong W-winds: 'venturi'!
Cablecar/ Gondola from Meiringen (10mins from LZ): https://www.meiringen-hasliberg.ch/en/Winter/Information
many meteo links here: https://www.birdwing.ch/meteo/meteo, Webcams: https://www.meiringen-hasliberg.ch/de/Info/Livecam
Complex airspace structure (military airfield in Unterbach/ Meiringen)! Flying without (too) much problems only on weekends... Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch.. DABS (active danger areas etc): https://www.skybriefing.com/portal/ Download info board here: https://www.shv-fsvl.ch/fileadmin/files/redakteure/Allgemein/Sicherheit/SHVInfotafeln/OberhasliBrienz_Klein.pdf
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