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 World > Europe > France > Rhone-Alpes - savoie > L'epine - lac d'aiguebelette
   L'epine - lac d'aiguebelette -rate- (3.3/5 - 3 votes)
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Last update : Jul 26th 2009
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GPS coordinates : take off : 45°36'6" (45.6018)N; 5°48'25" (5.8072)E - Elevation : 1139 m.
landing : 45°34'35" (45.5765)N; 5°48'4" (5.8012)E - Elevation : 377 m.
Take off : alti:1150m
after 13h the breeze is coming. Thermic during the afternoon, great flight in the end of the day, over the Aiguebelette lake.
Landing : near the enter to the highway, on your right. Be careful, this area is fragile. Pack your glide under the trees, near the parking.
Going there : from Chambery take the highway to Lyon. After the 'L'épine' tunnel go out (Novalaise/Lac d'Aiguebelette, exit n°12). First crossroad on your left, and another time left immediatly. Landing is just behind trees.
To go on the takeoff go to the 'col de l'épine' pass with the D916 road. Just before the pass turn on your left and take a road on 3 km. Follow 'décollage' advertising.
Comments : good for child, there is a beautiful lake just near the site. No wind and hot water.
Weather hazards : you are under the wind if it's coming from the North or NE.
it's a good site when there is south wind, it come near the ground late.
Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : na.
Parking : Takeoff parking gps : 45.6021 N, 5.8081 E
Landing parking gps : 45.5758 N, 5.8004 E
Website : http://www.ffvl.fr/sites/sites.php3?id=73030
Tourism  : na.
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 gps logs of flights from L'epine - lac d'aiguebelette
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 Situation
Take off : 45.6018 N; 5.8072 E
Landing : 45.5765 N; 5.8012 E
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Local weather :
from Chambery / Aix-Les-Bains (3.5 km from the site):
  • Age : 7 min ago
  • Wind : varies at 2 mph (4 km/h)
flying looks rather good though one criteria is undefined :
- wind speed : 1 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
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 Leonardo flights [?]
takeoff : Aiguebelette (45.6029; 5.80657), 0.13 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
bertrand bellet 80.597 38.89 5:32:56 2008-07-18 View
Stephane PRODENT 79.96 40.446 3:46:57 2008-05-02 View
Stephane PRODENT 79.844 39.903 4:21:43 2009-05-19 View
raph trujillo 78.983 38.68 4:31:16 2006-06-10 View
Stephane PRODENT 90.669 85.882 3:18:10 2009-05-01 View
Erik Rehnfeldt 73.807 38.354 4:32:43 2007-04-22 View
Stephane PRODENT 81.384 66.994 4:12:20 2008-07-09 View
bertrand bellet 76.518 70.777 2:23:8 2008-04-25 View
sylvain letuffe 75.848 69.021 2:23:44 2008-04-25 View
sylvain letuffe 74.915 29.375 5:15:47 2008-04-27 View
bertrand bellet 53.444 25.426 3:22:7 2008-07-16 View
bertrand bellet 51.804 25.611 4:17:1 2007-09-16 View
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