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 World > Europe > Bulgaria > Shumen > Shumen
   Shumen -rate- (4.2/5 - 5 votes)
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Last update : May 1st 2010
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GPS coordinates : take off : 43°15'27" (43.2575)N; 26°55'32" (26.9258)E - Elevation : 445 m.
landing : 43°15'7" (43.2522)N; 26°56'5" (26.935)E - Elevation : 226 m.
Take off : Shumen: N, NE, E, ESE, SSE, S
Landing : 43.254 N; 26.935 E
Going there : The take-off places are situated on Shumen plateau and can be reached for 10 minutes by car on asphalt road.
Comments : na.
Weather hazards : All
http://shumen-xc.org/meteo...
Flight regulation : No
People to contact : English - +359899907909
Russian - +359896898464
Greek,Turkish,Serbian - +359899218565
Parking :
Website : http://www.shumen-xc.org
Tourism  : 1300 years Bulgaria monument
Old Shumen fortress
There are nice walking routes and small caves on the territory of plateau

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N take-off place
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S take-off place
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S take-off place
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E take-off place
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Landing
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 gps logs of flights from Shumen
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 Situation
Take off : 43.2575 N; 26.9258 E
Landing : 43.2522 N; 26.935 E
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Local weather :
from Burgas (87.87 km from the site):
  • Age : 7 min ago
  • Wind : NNE at 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Visibility : 16 miles
  • Clouds : partly cloudy
  • Temp : 70F (21C)
  • Dewpt : 66F (19C)
  • Humidity : 88%
flying looks rather good though one criteria is undefined :
- wind direction : N wind is ok for flying this site
- wind speed : 0 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
 Comments
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by hary63, 01/05/2010 : In Shumen XC Club members paraplanerista 50, each of which is ready to help guests stay.
 PgSim : 4 flights on Shumen
  • flight by anonymous : . . "no comments left by the pilot..."
  • flight by airman135 : . . "qkooooo"
  • flight by anonymous : . . "shumen-ruse"
  • flight by anonymous : . . "shumen-varbishki prohod"

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 PgSim competition tasks in Shumen
  • Shumen : 39.065 km. (details)
  • Shumen - task #2 : 46.745 km. (details)
  • Shumen - task #3 : 0 km. (details)
  • Shumen - task #4 : 36.258 km. (details)
  • Shumen - V. Tarnovo : 116.376 km. (details)
  • Shumen - task #6 : 0 km. (details)
  • Shumen - task #7 : 16.313 km. (details)
 Leonardo flights [?]
takeoff : Shumen (43.2576; 26.9277), 0.15 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Yavor Plashilski 246.684 242.876 6:41:12 2008-08-28 View
Yavor Plashilski 186.647 184.111 7:12:8 2007-07-19 View
boncho jechew 161.668 155.173 6:0:46 2008-07-12 View
Yavor Plashilski 158.106 147.188 5:18:17 2008-08-21 View
Yavor Plashilski 152.994 149.15 5:33:12 2008-08-23 View
boncho jechew 147.804 145.947 4:27:21 2010-03-25 View
boncho jechew 142.103 136.925 5:51:46 2009-08-21 View
Yavor Plashilski 142.071 138.945 6:0:57 2008-09-01 View
Yavor Plashilski 140.057 136.251 6:17:14 2007-07-16 View
Yavor Plashilski 100.288 40.329 5:42:24 2009-07-18 View
Yavor Plashilski 132.396 129.443 3:50:31 2007-06-04 View
Yavor Plashilski 121.01 117.824 4:51:8 2008-08-01 View
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