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Minde

North-east-facing ridge site · 396 m takeoff · 203 m height gain

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Site guide

Minde is a hill site in Portugal with a recorded launch elevation of 396 m. It works best in north-easterly winds, and can also work in northerly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

Takeoff

  • Take-offBig smooth grassy field, but with very abrupt and steep slope at the end. In 0 wind you will "jump from the cliff".396 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

396 m · 39.5079, -8.6951 · Directions

Landing

  • Landing with windsockThere is a very large landing field below on the left side (see position on the map). The landing field is part of the karst lakes bioreserve, in case of high groundwaters (spring, or after heavy rains) the whole area will get flooded.193 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

193 m · 0.8 km away · glide 1:3.9

Getting to takeoff

  • Takeoff parkingSource: paraglidingearth.com
  • Landing parkingSource: paraglidingearth.com

Rules & airspace

  • Check https://cavok.pt/fuaflex/fua-portugal/ for airspace and NOTAM information! There is an information and rules tableau on the takeoff. Source: ParaglidingEarth

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

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Minde are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport89 km
  • CAT Cascais Airport104 km
  • VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)152 km

Public transport directions from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Minde; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Pilot notes

This week

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Hour by hour, live wind and stations on the map

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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