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   Shelar Site -rate- (4.6/5 - 5 votes)
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Last update : Jan 4th 2010
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GPS coordinates : take off : 18°49'3" (18.8177)N; 73°33'7" (73.552)E - Elevation : 700 m.
Take off : Launch co-ord: 18°49.03.8'N 073°33.07.3'E
Launch Elevation: 720 mt MSL
Skill level: Advanced pilots, P2 or P1 with instructor
Winds: W-NW
Conditions: Dynamic, Thermic, Thermodynamic
Season: February to May
Landing : Good landing area 80 mt below Launch.
You can also go upto the parking area 1.4 Kms away.
Going there : Kamshet is 110 kms from Mumbai (Bombay) city and 85 kms from Pune city. Drive upto Karanjgaon and park your vehicles. Site is 1.4 kms from the parking. You will have to climb 80 mt to reach the launch.
Comments : Local kids are very friendly and helpful, they can help you with your bags and also pack your gilders if you want. Local farmer will bring Chai (Tea) at landing.
Weather hazards : Nothing major
Flight regulation : No Governing body at the site. If you are new to this site ask for Pilots from Indus Paragliding for any help.
People to contact : Contact: Sanjay Pendurkar
Club: Indus Paragliding
E-mail: fly@indusparagliding.in
Parking :
Website : http://www.indusparagliding.in
Tourism  : Hill station of Lonavala and Khandala, Caves at Bhaja, Karla
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Impression of a paragliding wing on rock at Shelar site
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Late evening flying at Shelar
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John Pitt on take off at the Shelar site.
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Flying the cliff at Shelar
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Take off from Shelar
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 gps logs of flights from Shelar Site

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 Situation
Take off : 18.8177 N; 73.552 E
Landing : not available
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Local weather :
from Bombay / Santacruz (33.22 km from the site):
  • Age : 2:25 hr ago
  • Wind : WSW at 10 mph (17 km/h)
  • Visibility : 8 miles
  • Clouds : mostly cloudy
  • Temp : 81F (27C)
  • Dewpt : 75F (24C)
  • Humidity : 84%
flying looks rather good though one criteria is undefined :
- wind direction : W wind is ok for flying this site
- wind speed : 4.6 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
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 Leonardo flights [?]
takeoff : Shelar - Kamshet (18.8189; 73.5514), 0.15 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Stefan Schumacher 16.86 12.849 0:51:20 2006-05-19 View
Stefan Schumacher 2.811 1.105 0:42:52 2010-05-27 View
arabind menon 3.672 1.02 0:28:49 2009-02-27 View
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