About this flying site
(initialy imported from DHV XC Contest Leonardo) It is fun to fly many kilometers to the south and to the north along the dunes! Great soaring area!
Hattori Hansen paragliding site and weather forecast
France. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Hattori Hansen.
Altitude18 m
Launch directionsW
Coordinates45.2161, -1.1726
AreaFrance
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Hattori Hansen is a hill site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 18 m. It works best in westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
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Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
Take off from the dunes top at the end of a small foot path to a view point. Preserve the dunes and the grass as much as possible. Local authorities tolerate a take off, but no top landings. Land at the beach away from where the people are.
18 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth
Landing
On the beach. Obey the no landing signs (blackyellow striped triangular signposts) and land outside the restricted areas. Avoid top landing on the dunes. Local authorities (lifeguards and police) will ticket you if you land on the dunes.
1 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth
Access and parking
Park at the southern parking lot between the trees. From the parking lot take a footpath straight to the west and then turn south after about 50 m onto a nature exploration path.
Takeoff parking
Source: paraglidingearth.com
Landing parking
Source: paraglidingearth.com
Local weather notes
Strong winds. Winds typically increase over the day and can reach well over 35 km/h even on bright sunny days.
Flight rules
No top landing. No landing on beach in restricted areas marked by black/yellow signs.
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