Switzerland
Vertigo Swiss Riviera
Posted 2008 January 27 by justACRO11th edition of Vertigo Swiss Riviera
Torrent
Posted 2008 January 22 by justACROeasy startplace, nice flight in swiss alps.
for the cable car see www.torrent.ch
alternative landing place is:
Lat. N 46:18.449
Lon. E 7:39.249
Height difference 1690m
Visit www.parateam.ch for some pictures
Monte Tamaro
Posted 2008 January 22 by justACROMount Tamaro is good for training Acro in the morning. The Startplace is just 20meters away from the station. The landing field is about 50m away from the station. So you can do many flight's in a short time. There is no water.
Safety-Info's:
Take care of the valley-wind. After 12-13o'clock it can be strong and cause turbulences at the landing place. If you're already airborne and you notice that the wind is strong at the landing field, so you can fly to the south to Bironico. There is a big grass field beside the highway.
Walensee
Posted 2008 January 22 by justACROWalensee is perfect place for safety training and acro because the altitude is about 800 meter.
Walensee - the lake
The take off place is reachable by car (N47 08.522 E9 16.033 1300 meter. Next to the lake there are many grass fields to land eg. (N47 07.403 E9 18.416) - 430 meter. Here there is a military air base! As I heard you can fly close to the mountain but if you want to cross the valley then you should fly high. The valley can be used by the airplanes...
RedBull-Vertigo (1st FAI World Aerobatics Championships)
Posted 2008 January 08 by justACROSince 1998 every year the world’s best paraglider and hangglider pilots meet in Villeneuve (Switzerland) to show their skills over the lake Geneva for thousands of spectators.
This famous station of the World Cup Tour is growing more and more every year. In 2004 29 paraglider pairs took part in the synchro competition. In this part of the race the Rodriguez brothers are unbeatable since 6 years…
In 2006 RedBull Vertigo will be officially the 1st FAI World Aerobatics Championships from 16th to 27th august.