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Last update : Apr 21st 2006
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GPS coordinates : take off : 21°20'47" (21.3466)S; 55°42'8" (55.7023)E - Elevation : 482 m.
Take off : Situation : Takeoff at Matouta (Saint-Joseph). Landing at Basse-Vallée (Saint-Philippe).

GPS : WGS84 S -21.34662 - E 55.70227

Altitude : 461 m ASL


Access : Takeoff is on a mall round peak situated under
Landing : Landing : GPS : WGS84 S -21.36173 - E 55.71510 On the football field of Basse-Vallée : easily accessible because very clear. The flying over the cliff before landing is sublime.
Going there : na.
Comments : na.
Weather hazards : Aerology : Toakeoff orientation : East-Southeast. Privileged meteorological conditions : dominant Wind coming from the North or from the South-Southeast. Sometimes a West-Southwest wind can bring a return of South-Southeast. Possibility of soaring by steady wind, over the take-off and behind Piton Bernard can gain height. It is also possible in the first two thirds of the course between takeoff and landing on the cliff situated in border of the R.N. 2. By sunny weather, thermical currents are generous above Matouta hamlet and Basse-Vallée village. They are stronger when sugar cane fields are cut.

Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : jacques.aulet@wanadoo.fr
Parking :
Website : http://www.lvlr.net/ligue/lvlr/index.htm
Tourism  : http://www.la-reunion-tour...
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 Situation
Take off : 21.3466 S; 55.7023 E
Landing : not available
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Local weather :
from Saint-Pierre (3.33 km from the site):
  • Age : 28 min ago
  • Wind : NNE at 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Visibility : 16 miles
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : N wind is not supposed to be good for flying this site
- wind speed : 3.6 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
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takeoff : Grand coude (-21.2804; 55.6292), 10.55 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
maurice frezat 5.339 4.699 0:15:38 2011-03-12 View
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maurice frezat 1.586 1.338 0:7:16 2011-11-01 View
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