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 World > Europe > Bulgaria > Plovdiv > Sopot
   Sopot -rate- (4.3/5 - 6 votes)
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Last update : May 19th 2009
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GPS coordinates : take off : 42°41'16" (42.6879)N; 24°45'1" (24.7503)E - Elevation : 1453 m.
Take off : lots of take off points, all kinds of levels, large, small, tight, open, steep, shallow, something to suit everyone.

main take off is at the top of the lift, other sites hike or drive.
Landing : main landing right by the lift, small but comfortable, toilets, bar, snack food and rest area available, trees and river to stay cool.

anywhere else on the valley floor is generally landable.

getting a lift back to the chairlift or sopot is easy.
Going there : airports,
Sophia burgas,varna.
take a train, bus or share a taxi,hire a car, book with skynomad and get picked up from the airport.
Comments : i found the people in the area to be friendly, helpfull and full of life, happy to meet with and help pilots, no complaints about landing in fields, easy to get a lift, generally a great place.

tell them you heard from steve in amsterdam
Weather hazards : na.
Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : Mail address:SkyNomad Sport Club, Vasil Levski 15, 4330 Sopot, Bulgaria, Europe

See a map with instructions of how to find SkyNomad Club

GPS coordinates: N 42°39.322' E024°45.467'

Mobile: +359 89998 2566 (8:00 - 20:00 GMT+2)

Tel/Fax: +359 3134 4251 (9:00 - 18:00: GMT+2)
Parking :
Website : www.skynomad.com
Tourism  : hot springs, spa, historical monuments, rose oil production, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, hunting..
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take off at top of the lift
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standard view
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lift and take off
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skynomad club house
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Sopot town center
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 gps logs of flights from Sopot

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 Situation
Take off : 42.6879 N; 24.7503 E
Landing : not available
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Local weather :
from Plovdiv (63.47 km from the site):
  • Age : 29 min ago
  • Wind : E at 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Visibility : greater than 7 miles
  • Clouds : clear skies
  • Temp : 70F (21C)
  • Dewpt : 63F (17C)
  • Humidity : 78%
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : E wind is not supposed to be good for flying this site
- wind speed : 0 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
 Comments
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 PgSim : 8 flights on Sopot
  • flight by anonymous : . . "Trying to get to Burgas but didn't quite get there. Approx 95 km "
  • flight by anonymous : . . "no comments left by the pilot..."
  • flight by anonymous : . . "1e online sopot koprikna"
  • flight by anonymous : . . "no comments left by the pilot..."
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 PgSim competition tasks in Sopot
  • Sopot - task #1 : 0 km. (details)
  • Sopot - task #2 : 227.106 km. (details)
 Leonardo flights [?]
takeoff : Sopot (42.6879; 24.7503), 0 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
robert machel 155.549 119.157 7:18:0 2009-08-13 View
Evgeni Markov 127.482 65.007 5:29:17 2009-09-04 View
robert machel 117.99 61.507 5:47:38 2009-08-14 View
Kacper Kowalski 102.439 53.387 6:0:1 2009-08-14 View
Kacper Kowalski 134.839 113.52 6:52:0 2009-08-13 View
david hill 131.909 124.698 6:32:11 2009-09-02 View
Christo Djambov 121.051 113.67 5:14:51 2009-07-25 View
Slawomir MatrasExternal Entry 95.807 48.543 4:4:2 2008-08-07 View
Ivelin Kalushkov 111.524 103.629 5:20:34 2009-07-25 View
david hill 95.029 44.427 5:26:41 2009-09-04 View
Dimitris Iordanidis 81.851 38.097 4:3:45 2008-08-12 View
Hakan IrtemExternal Entry 92.021 48.586 4:2:16 2008-08-07 View
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