French Alps · Paragliding site
Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Gourdon-Kennedy.
Site briefing
Gourdon-Kennedy is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 624 m and its mapped launch aspects are E, 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.
This is an alternative site when Gourdon is in the clouds.
Several wooden ramps for hang gliders, paraglider take off just below the HG rigging area.
Valettes. Top landing (PG) can be rather tricky.
Strong easterly wind can make reaching the Valettes landing tricky.
TMA Nice limits us to FL65 (~2000m). CTR Nice/Cannes forbids flights towards the sea.
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