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Last update : Dec 14th 2006
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GPS coordinates : take off : 45°49'27" (45.8242)N; 5°52'1" (5.86722)E - Elevation : 896 m.
Take off : alti: 897m
From landing: drive to Chindrieux. In the village take the D54 road to 'col du sapenay'. Cross this pass and park your car, there's sign 'décollage parapente du sapenay'.
Landing : verry big grass field.
Going there : From aix les Bains take the D991 road to ruffieux (north). cross Chindrieux and turn to the left a few meters after, on the D57 road.
The landing area is on your left (south), along this road.
Comments : it seems to have a good restitution.
With south wind it's flyable, the wind get round chartreuse mountain and comes from SW. If it's from your right on the take-off, try the south take off (sapenay site).
Read the sign on the takeoff to understand local regulation.
Weather hazards : na.
Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : na.
Parking :
Website : http://www.ffvl.fr/sites/sites.php3?id=73029
Tourism  : na.
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 Pros on Sapenay (pass)

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 Clubs on Sapenay (pass)

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 Pictures
take-off.
picture by nico
 
XC student on the lac.
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 gps logs of flights from Sapenay (pass)

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 Situation
Take off : 45.8242 N; 5.86722 E
Landing : not available
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Local weather :
from Chambery / Aix-Les-Bains (21.21 km from the site):
  • Age : 26 min ago
  • Wind : SSE at 3 mph (6 km/h)
  • Visibility : 16 miles
  • Clouds : overcast
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : S wind is not supposed to be good for flying this site
- wind speed : 1.5 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
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takeoff : Sapenay (45.822; 5.86662), 0.25 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Nathanael Majoros 23.353 15.533 1:28:44 2009-05-21 View
sasso patrick 15.741 7.575 1:14:0 2008-08-27 View
Tom Payne 17.298 6.191 0:56:1 2005-09-28 View
sylvain letuffe 13.484 4.573 0:55:22 2010-08-21 View
Greg Hicks 9.262 3.637 1:35:53 2008-07-17 View
Nathanael Majoros 8.281 3.608 0:34:54 2009-05-21 View
Rowan Ratnik 5.123 3.316 0:17:41 2012-06-08 View
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 PgSim : 8 flights on Sapenay (pass)
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