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Site briefing
I open this takeoff 3 years ago because i'm from Piombino and no one flown this site before. It's a very very nice flight, you can soar till Piazza Bovio and return back, flying on the sea. The average height is 20 meters, so pay attention on wind and wing efficiency, no safe landing in between. See the video for more advise.
Takeoff is on a small cliff behind a beach. It's exposure is South-South-East, exactly in front of Elba Island. It's a tricky takeoff because there are bushes from left to right and on top, so the operating space is reduced to a minimum. However it can be flown without much stress if you takeoff on the lower part.
The landing is on the beach below. It's tricky as the takeoff because rocky and very short. I recommend loosing height on the sea and land looking to east, parallel at the beach direction. Be careful of the bathers during summer.
It's next Piombino's castle, so very simple to find. You can park your car and reach takeoff within 5 seconds walk.
The south-east wind in my zone isn't in average less than 25-35 km/h, so be careful to see the weather station correctly before reaching it.
No special rules. As mentioned pay attention on bathers.
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