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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Schynige Platte -Kamel_Chrüterwand (Interlaken).
Site briefing
Schynige Platte -Kamel_Chrüterwand (Interlaken) is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,566 m and its mapped launch aspects are NW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Due to orientation of site (WNW) reasonable flying starts not before 1600. If there are no (commercial) tandempilots on the train, most probably conditions are unsuitable...
2 TOs available: - Kamel: less than 10' walk from train station; - Chrüterwand: very steep, nowadays seldom used.
Main landings are 'Lehn' und 'Höhmatte': landing at the airfield of Interlaken requires special attention due to intense helicopter activity! (Download pdf-info > see rules)
Take late afternoon train from 'Wilderswil' and get off at 'Breitlauenen'; just follow the (commercial) tandem pilots ;-) Timetable: https://www.sbb.ch
Föhhn!! Weather info: - act wx 'Niederhorn': http://m.windline.ch/meteodata.php?stationID=4109 - act wx 'Grindelwald-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 Jungfrau etc - Föhhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html
Due to the helicopterbase at the airport, special flight rules are in place; details here (for overview see pix): http://www.deltaclub-interlaken.ch/Fluggebiet/ 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): http://www.skyguide.ch/de/nc/services/aim-services/dabs/ Download of area info (as PDF): https://www.shv-fsvl.ch/en/fluggebiete-sicherheit/fluggebiete/fluggebiete/ > Bern > Interlaken
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