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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Motta Naluns (Schuls/ Scuol).
Site briefing
Motta Naluns (Schuls/ Scuol) is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 2,157 m and its mapped launch aspects are SE, S. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Great XC-flights possible: up and down the valley as well as (huge!) triangles into Italy/ Austria...
2 TO's available; very close to (and visible from) gondola station
Official LZ WEST of village (2 wind socks), close to gondola station (and P and train station). If valley wind becomes very strong, this LZ can become turbulent. In this case it is recommended to land EAST of village (N46.79978 E10.31119) > see pictures.
Gondola from Scuol. Reduced price/ multiple tickets for paragliders available. After gondola closes at end of ski season does not start again until May 19 (in 2018.) Can hike from Scuol in approx 2hrs. Or take bus to Ftan village and follow trails from here about 1.5hrs (400m up.) Can also land anywhere east of Ftan for a short hike back to car. Toplanding also easy.
Föhn! > Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html North winds can made launch impossible! Often sets in after 1200...
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/ For flights EAST into Austria (beyond Landeck/ Zams) check airspace info! A very good description of Tirolean airspace for PG and HG structure with graphics: https://www.venetflieger.at/php/luftraumstruktur_tirol__neue_regelung,13883,37376.html
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