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   dos d'ane -rate- (2/5 - 2 votes)
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Last update : Apr 21st 2006
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GPS coordinates : take off : 20°58'38" (20.9774)S; 55°22'7" (55.3687)E - Elevation : 858 m.
landing : 21°0'11" (21.0033)S; 55°21'21" (55.356)E - Elevation : 949 m.
Take off : alti: 900m
Access : Go to Rivière des Galets village, then rise up to Dos d'âne church (40 minutes on foot).
Don't forget to stop at the bakery with a parapente decoration to taste the local speciality : Macatia.
Go down the concrete road, then go up the dirt track on the right-hand side for about 10 minutes. Possibility of bus, near the bakery of the Rivière des Galets, it will take you up to the village of Dos d'âne.
Landing : Landing : Landing is possible in the heart of Rivière des Galets (see higher) (GPS:WGS84: S:-21.97701 E:55.35601) or on one of the numerous football pitches of Rivière des Galets or La Possession, as soon as the conditions strengthen. If you can rise hight enough, you can make a nice touch down at Tour des Roches (near Cora Savannah, in the South of the Rivière des Galets, near the 4 ways. (GPS:WGS84: S:-21.00325 E:55.29827)
Be careful, ground is spongy quite all around !

Going there : na.
Comments : Flight plan : Try to fill up from the release of the déco. The crossing of the Rivière des Galets often means big
Weather hazards : Aerology : You must be careful when the wind is coming from the North, it makes you pass to leeward of the crest to go up to the Rivière des Galets. As to St-Leu, make sure that there is no strong wind on the sea which would risk to income during the flight. Avoid flying in this site by heavy thermal conditions because important venturi effect and turbulences in the heart of the river.

Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : jacques.aulet@wanadoo.fr
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Website : http://www.lvlr.net/ligue/lvlr/index.htm
Tourism  : na.
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 Pros on dos d'ane

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 Pictures
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 gps logs of flights from dos d'ane

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 Situation
Take off : 20.9774 S; 55.3687 E
Landing : 21.0033 S; 55.356 E
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Local weather :
from Saint-Denis / Gillot (12.3 km from the site):
  • Age : 35 min ago
  • Wind : E at 10 mph (17 km/h)
  • Visibility : 16 miles
  • Clouds : partly cloudy
  • Temp : 81F (27C)
  • Dewpt : 68F (20C)
  • Humidity : 66%
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : E wind is not supposed to be good for flying this site
- wind speed : 4.6 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 : Dos d'Ane (-20.9768; 55.368), 0.1 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Alain Anthony 62.14 30.472 4:39:26 2010-12-10 View
Alain Anthony 67.689 31.556 3:48:47 2010-11-22 View
Alain Anthony 44.61 26.508 2:18:51 2010-12-04 View
Francois Cormier 10.453 6.103 1:15:59 2009-12-12 View
maurice frezat 5.307 4.173 0:17:51 2012-05-26 View
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 PgSim : 1 flight on dos d'ane
  • flight by anonymous : . . "Nice flight on the northern coast of Réunion (Landing on beach in St-Denis)"

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 PgSim competition tasks in dos d'ane
  • dos d'ane - task #1 : 21.741 km. (details)
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