Le Chalvet
Le Chalvet Startplatz 2 · Saint Andre les Alpes, Provence, France · 13 flights a year · 13 in 30 days
Paragliding site near Saint Andre les Alpes, Provence, France, launching at 1,568 m with 675 m of height difference in W wind.
When pilots fly here
Most flights start in September. Pilots usually launch between 10:00 and 13:00. A typical flight lasts 45 minutes. The best flight climbed 225 m above launch. Thermals here climb 1.0 m/s on average. Most thermals drifted in SE wind.
From 13 flights the Open Glider Network saw start here in the last twelve months.
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Weather models
DWD ICON-D2 · 0.02° (~2 km)
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Launches, landings and towing
Site
Hill site for paragliders and hanggliders · 675 m height difference
Paragliders: 1- and 2-seaters · Hang gliders: 1- and 2-seaters
Seen launching (OGN): 0 flights today · 3 flights in 30 days
Access: Car · On foot
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