About this flying site
big big great restitutions on summer evenings wonderfull place for soaring after 5 pm in summer. we use to fly in a very big area till the night.
Clamontard - Luc-en-Diois paragliding site and weather forecast
French Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Clamontard - Luc-en-Diois.
Altitude1,055 m
Launch directionsN
Coordinates44.6031, 5.4411
AreaFrench Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Clamontard - Luc-en-Diois is a mountain site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,055 m. It works best in northerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Clamontard - Luc-en-Diois
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Clamontard - Luc-en-Diois doesn't cover.
Ruy Nordnorth-easterly wind, 25 km away · 959 m · N launchSerres Beaumonteasterly wind, 32 km away · 1,430 m · E launchAspressouth-easterly or south-westerly wind, 22 km away · 1,549 m · SE, S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalLesches en dioissoutherly wind, 8 km away · 1,501 m · S launch · thermalDiewesterly wind, 17 km away · 954 m · W launch · thermalAurelnorth-westerly wind, 15 km away · 947 m · NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
North -also good with NW and NE. Often there is a West component, so the TO is in the lee: watch the different windspies very closely, turn immediately left after launching.
Landing
from Luc-en-Diois: follow direction Valence or Die (north), after 1 km turn left at a big intersection with signs Poyols, la Motte Chalancon after 500 m you will see a sign (vol libre) and turn left.
Local weather notes
West wind make launch (take off) hazardous Wind info (also on FFVL frequency): - http://balisemeteo.com/depart.php?dept=26 - http://balisemeteo.com/balise.php?idBalise=33
Flight rules
feel free! but respect the harvest, trees...
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Paragliding sites near Clamontard - Luc-en-Diois
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