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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for San Raffaele Cimena.
Site briefing
San Raffaele Cimena is a paragliding launch in the Italian Alps. Its recorded elevation is 419 m and its mapped launch aspects are S, SW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
The site has got just 200m elevation gain over the landing, Hence there is not a lot of time to find a therma, and one mistake will take you to the bombout at the landing. The good news are - you can up in just 5 minutes, or walk back up in just 25 minutes. There is drinking water available on the takeoff site. Elevation:240m Directions:SO Activities:Paragliding,thermals Difference in altitude:240m Permitted altitude limit 1099 m
...Paperino Small grassy field, only one glider at a time.
long lawn beside the road and next to the cemetery. There are other emergency landing fields but use them only when they are not cultivated
The site is private and inside a delimited teritory. One should inform the owner before using it.
..http://www.osservatoriometeorologicodicastagnetopo.biz/web%20cam.htm The site is good when there is a wind from South. A very week wind from North can be tolerated but on the takeoff one must wait for the right cycle in order to take-off
Max altitude is 1067m AMSL! It is important to respect this limit. Donno fly beyond the Po river, the controlled airspace reaches down to the ground level there. Do not fly further south than 1km from Superga church.
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