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Site briefing
Verel pragondran is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 890 m and its mapped launch aspects are N, W, NW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
NO FLIGHTS IN VALLEY ! Due to the airport, stay on the cliff from take off to landing at a 1000m maximum altitude. Over the landing, you should be at a maximum of 50m height to ground (or 350m ASL)
Verel Pragondran, cliff take off, be carefull by strong north wind. The begining of fantastic flights.
Warning, by South wind in the valley, this landing might be uncomfortable beeing on the lee side of "Les Monts", it is then better to land at Brocolis
From Chambéry, go to 'Chambéry le haut', then Sonnaz, then 'col de Saint Saturnin', then go to left for 500m then right, then left. Keep going until you reach the end of the road, a parking is here to avoid nuisance in the pragondran village. Enter the village by foot, then a trail is indicated to your left, keep walking for 15 minutes, there you are.
Take off impossible by south wind unless very low wind and very strong thermals. By North-East or East wind, generally flyable, because protected by the upper cliff, but above 1300m flying conditions might become a bit Rock & Roll
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