Caven is a paragliding launch in the Slovenian Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,185 m and its mapped launch aspects are E, SE, S. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
About this flying site
Site often used by Triple Seven test pilots from nearby Ajdovscina
Take-off
wide, grassy slope
Landing
several options at Lokavec:
- the soccer field
- several other fields: land where the grass has been recently cut!
Access and parking
by road from Lokavec + 3mins walk
Local weather notes
Site often works already in the morning; in the afternoon normally Ljiak/ Ljiac is better.
Flight rules
ATTN: LZ is close to Ajdovscina aerodrome: do NOT fly much further SouthEast than Lokavec!
>> see pix: ABSOLUTELY NO flying in RED sector!! YELLOW: watch out for sailplanes!
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.