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Arra

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Last update : Apr 20th 2013

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Height : 194 m.
Gliding Ratio from TO to LZ

GR : 4.04

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GPS coordinates :	take off : 52°50'48" (52.8467)N; 8°23'38" (8.39407)W - Elevation : 436 m. landing : 52°50'24" (52.8402)N; 8°23'54" (8.3986)W - Elevation : 242 m.
Take off :	Near car park
Landing :	Plenty of fields bellow mount or Top landing near take-off place
Going there :
Comments :	Nice flying site
Weather hazards :	Strong wind
Flight regulation :	Regular soaring ridge and thermal rules.
People to contact :	Paraglide West Tel.: 085 2838844
Parking :	at takeoff : near take-off place Takeoff parking gps : 52.8467 N, 8.39407 W Landing parking gps : 52.8406 N, 8.3977 W
Website :	http://www.paraglidewest.ie
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Pictures

1 2 3 4 5 View from take-off place picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 car park near take-off picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 Above summit picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 View to Arra Mt. picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 View from Arra Mt. to Millennium Cross picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 no comments... picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 Paragliding tandem flight picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 Paraglide West tandem flights picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 Paraglide West tandem flights picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 2013 spring soaring picture by chodan60 1 2 3 4 5

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Situation
Take off : 52.8467 N; 8.39407 W
Landing : 52.8402 N; 8.3986 W

10 closest sites to Arra :

Slieve Bernagh (10.89 km)
Silvermine Mts. (12.26 km)
Keeper Hill / Slievekimalta (13.89 km)
Devil's Bit Mountain (32.36 km)
Carrigeenina (Slievenamuck) (48.12 km)
Slivecarran (50.63 km)
Slievereagh (52.09 km)
Slievecarran North (52.42 km)
Abbey Hill (54.54 km)
Galty Mountains (56.3 km)

Local weather :
from Shannon Airport (16.3 km from the site):

Age : 14 min ago
Wind : WNW at 12 mph (19 km/h)
Visibility : 16 miles
Clouds : partly cloudy
Temp : 46F (8C)
Dewpt : 39F (4C)
Humidity : 76%

flying looks rather good though one criteria is undefined :
- wind direction :

NW wind is ok for flying this site
- wind speed :

5.1 m/s
- weather conditions :

not given by our weather report... :(

Leonardo flights [?] - Top ten Leonardo flights at a glance (our advice for a clearer view : view the map fullscreen, without showing tasks).
takeoff : Arra (52.8469; -8.39655), 0.17 km from this takeoff
Pilot	OLC type	OLC distance (km)	Open distance (km)	Flight duration	Date	View flight details on Leonardo
Jacek Chodanowski		11.234	3.714	1:35:53	2013-04-19	View
Jacek Chodanowski		8.081	3.981	1:23:42	2013-04-30	View
Jacek Chodanowski		4.732	1.764	1:2:2	2013-04-19	View
Jacek Chodanowski		5.838	2.341	1:5:9	2012-08-20	View
Jacek Chodanowski		5.558	1.712	2:22:12	2012-08-20	View
Jacek Chodanowski		4.61	2.103	0:47:11	2012-07-28	View
Piotr Peksyk		5.236	1.565	3:33:47	2012-08-20	View
Jacek Chodanowski		3.487	2.133	0:16:35	2012-10-12	View
Jacek Chodanowski		3.791	1.384	0:33:16	2012-09-19	View
Jacek Chodanowski		3.06	1.155	0:17:3	2012-10-13	View
Jacek Chodanowski		2.569	0.798	0:26:27	2012-10-13	View
Marek Glos		2.447	0.659	0:33:45	2012-10-13	View
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