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 World > South America > Brazil > Ceará > Quixada - Morro do Urucum
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Last update : Jan 14th 2009
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GPS coordinates : take off : 5°2'18" (5.03861)S; 39°0'46" (39.0128)W - Elevation : 368 m.
Take off : alti: 460m
One wooden ramp for hang-gliders and natural dirt ramp for paragliders.
Landing : An easy one on many sites ahead of the take-off zone, about 1/4 mile away.
Going there : Circa 106 miles from Fortaleza on either BR 116 road (the “Cotton Road”) or on CE 060 state road, both good paved ones. The ramp is 7.5 miles from Quixadá on a partly bricked, partly paved uphill road.
Comments : Strong thermals, excellent conditions for XC flighs and a pleasant soaring flight on sunsets.
Weather hazards : Pilot pick-up difficult in XC flights due to the poor roads’conditions. Strong winds.
Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : Clube Cearense de Voo Livre. (085)34913968

Clube Nordeste de Parapente. (85) 8855-1831
Cia da Aventura-Escola de Vôo Livre (85) 8873-9333 (85) 32340494 claudiolandim@ig.com.br
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Website : http://ww.cearavoolivre.com.br
Tourism  : A unique scenery in Brazil, the area is spotted with rare, beautiful monoliths. Few hotels, some options are:Hotel Belas Artes (88) 3412-0188. Hotel do Santuário and Hotel Pedra dos Ventos (c/o Sr. Almeida). Phones: (85) 257-4464 / 9989-0220 / 9985-0389 or email to (cearatotal@aol.com.br).
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Take off : 5.03861 S; 39.0128 W
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by Leonardo, 2003-03-01 : datas intially imported from leonardo takeoffs database : http://www.paraglidingforu... Please feel free to complete information if you know more...
 PgSim : 4 flights on Quixada - Morro do Urucum
  • flight by marciliofly : . . "Primeiro vôo"
  • flight by marcellocar : . . "MUITO BOM!!"
  • flight by marcellocar : . . "no comments left by the pilot..."
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 Leonardo flights [?]
takeoff : Quixada (-5.03633; -39.0078), 0.61 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Marcelo PrietoExternal Entry 420.023 415.397 10:20:24 2007-10-22 View
Rafael Saladini 402.934 398.084 10:11:12 2007-10-15 View
Diogo Pires 385.199 381.269 8:28:44 2005-11-18 View
Rafael Saladini 383.993 381.408 9:3:49 2007-11-08 View
Marcin Gorayski 371.907 359.504 9:1:58 2008-11-25 View
Marcin Gorayski 369.914 361.566 10:13:0 2008-11-28 View
Olympio Faissol 362.821 358.505 9:50:10 2007-10-27 View
Marcelo PrietoExternal Entry 353.123 349.105 8:1:35 2006-11-17 View
Gil NavalhoExternal Entry 345.637 337.172 8:31:32 2007-11-15 View
Goncalo Velez 305.911 300.708 8:16:15 2007-11-15 View
Larry Pino 298.831 292.735 8:24:34 2008-11-02 View
Erik Rehnfeldt 282.161 277.096 7:58:42 2005-11-19 View
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