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Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Podkonické pleše.
Site briefing
The best is light S wind or no wind. When thermals are good, it is possible to take off also at N,W,E winds (until 1-2 ms), but you have to run very fast as the take off place is not steep. Area is very good for XC flights as there are plenty of thermals ahead coming from fields.
Mildly graduating big grass field. If no wind one needs to run a bit. After take off proceed directly straight above ridge. In case you will not find any thermal you will land in the field down ahead.
Several possibilities of landing. 1) Next to the ranch (directly in the straight line from the take off) are several wide open spaces. Beware of sheep, cattle (shits produced from the as well) and electric wiring 2) On the NE side of the village are fields suitable for landing - when there is no crop there.
In the village Podkonice go by car up the hill to Podkonické Pleše. See map. After arriving at the 'Chata na plešiach' you have to park a car and proceed about 150 height meters up the hill. See this map: http://i59.tinypic.com/2s8okdj.jpg
S locations from take off fall under military flight space See ICAO: http://www.airportlucenec.sk/images/obrazky/mapaicao2.gif
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