Set up your flight in 3 steps

1 - Spot your take off on the map
Drag the flag on the map to choose your take off point.
  • If winch start , enter here launch altitude above ground : meters
  • Preset places :
Everest : 27.987689, 86.924965
Kilimanjaro : -3.076334, 37.352925
Niagara Falls (tip : fly with north-west or north wind) : 43.079625, -79.076049
Winch start in Central Park, NY : 40.781841, -73.965797
Winch start in Coliseum, Roma, IT : 41.89017, 12.492313
Champs Elysees, Paris, FR : 48.873783, 2.294919
Machu Pichu, PE : -13.163872, -72.545922
Grand Canyon, USA (tip : fly with north wind): 36.0736, -112.155
2 - Select glider (view compared pg wings polars) :
Flying specs :
Mini speed : Vx = 23 km/h, Vz = -1.5 m/s
Mini Vz : Vx= 33 km/h, Vz= -1.2 m/s
Max glide : Vx= 37 km/h, Vz= -1.25 m/s
Max speed : Vx= 52 km/h, Vz= -2.1 m/s
Flying specs :
Mini speed : Vx = 22 km/h, Vz = -1.4 m/s
Mini Vz : Vx= 29 km/h, Vz= -1.1 m/s
Max glide : Vx= 37 km/h, Vz= -1.25 m/s
Max speed : Vx= 48 km/h, Vz= -2.5 m/s

Flying specs :
Mini speed : Vx = 24 km/h, Vz = -1.3 m/s
Mini Vz : Vx= 29 km/h, Vz= -0.9 m/s
Max glide : Vx= 38 km/h, Vz= -1.1 m/s
Max speed : Vx= 62 km/h, Vz= -2.4 m/s
Flying specs :
Mini speed : Vx = 24 km/h, Vz = -1.3 m/s
Mini Vz : Vx= 29 km/h, Vz= -0.9 m/s
Max glide : Vx= 38 km/h, Vz= -1.1 m/s
Max speed : Vx= 65 km/h, Vz= -2.5 m/s
Flying specs :
Mini speed : Vx = 24 km/h, Vz = -1.5 m/s
Mini Vz : Vx= 28 km/h, Vz= -0.95 m/s
Max glide : Vx= 38 km/h, Vz= -1.2 m/s
Max speed : Vx= 60 km/h, Vz= -2.7 m/s
Flying specs :
Mini speed : Vx = 24 km/h, Vz = -1.4 m/s
Mini Vz : Vx= 30 km/h, Vz= -0.9 m/s
Max glide : Vx= 42 km/h, Vz= -1.2 m/s
Max speed : Vx= 61 km/h, Vz= -2.2 m/s

 View compared pg wings polars

3 - Set the weather conditions for the flight
Wind :
Wind direction (coming from) :
 
 
Wind speed :
 
 
  meters per second
Thermals :
Thermals density :
 
 
  thermals per km square
Thermals max height :
 
 
  meters ASL
Thermals average max uplift speed :
 
 
 meters per second
Thermals size :

4 - Check the information above and validate (did we say '3 steps' ?)

Double check the information above, ang fly safe !