Pila - Plan Praz paragliding site and weather forecast

Italian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Pila - Plan Praz.

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Altitude1,505 m
Launch directionsE
Coordinates45.6992, 7.3111
AreaItalian Alps

Flying profile

N: workableNE: workableE: bestSE: workableS: workableSW: workableW: not recordedNW: workableNNEESESSWWNW

Best Workable Not recorded

Pila - Plan Praz is a mountain site in the Italian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,505 m. It works best in easterly winds, and can also work in northerly, north-easterly, south-easterly, southerly, south-westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.

Terrain
mountain
Lift
thermal
Launch
foot launch
Cross-country
Not recorded

When the wind is wrong for Pila - Plan Praz

The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Pila - Plan Praz doesn't cover.

Val d'Iserewesterly wind, 39 km away · 2,499 m · W launch

Site briefing highlights

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

Take-off

1min walk below the Plan Praz cableway station. Take off towards the tower.

Landing

So called 'green area' down in the valley, with the green circles and asphalted running way around it.

Access and parking

Getting to takeoff: Take cableway from Aosta (behind the railway station), and get off at Plan Praz station (2nd intermediate station). The takeoff is just 50m towards the valley on the western side of cables when you get off.

Local weather notes

No flying with strong northerlies and foen winds. Extrelemly turbulent and dangerous. Do not fly in the central valley in summer months' afternoons - the valley breeze is likely to be too strong for paraglidier.

Flight rules

Landing site is on the limit of Aosta airport ATZ. DO not fly east from the imaginary line connecting takeoff and landing.

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Paragliding sites near Pila - Plan Praz

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Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.

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