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 World > Africa > Reunion > Saint-Paul > maido
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Last update : Apr 15th 2006
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    GR : 6.37
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GPS coordinates : take off : 21°3'33" (21.0593)S; 55°22'54" (55.3818)E - Elevation : 2012 m.
landing : 21°0'11" (21.0033)S; 55°21'21" (55.356)E - Elevation : 949 m.
Take off : Altitude : 2 200 metres ASL
Situation : West region (St-Paul)
Access : Accesses to Maido peak are particularly well indicated from St Paul or St Gilles by the Route du Théâtre, thanks to the orange-coloured road signs which will guide you up to the summit. The site is 1 km downstream to the summit. Park your vehicle just before the exit of the forest and take the road on your left, you will arrive on the site after 10 minutes of walking on foot.
Landing : Landing : For a classic flight land on the official attero of Rivière des Galets. With a sufficient earning, above the reservoir of Sans-Soucis, one can touch down near CORA SAVANNAH supermarket (WGS84: S:-20.99023 E:55.29458) or even at feet of the cliffs on the official attero Tour des Roches. (WGS84 S -21.00325 - E 55.35601)

Watch out, as well as CORA, surroundings of the landing ground are very spongy (especially in rainy season)
Going there : na.
Comments : Flight plan : Mythical site with vertiginous walls, reserved nevertheless for the experimented pilots.... The possibilities of cross are numerous. Be careful however, the aerology of this site is often complex and strong. The classic flight plan is to follow crests until the exit of the circus by Rivière des Galets. Indeed, if the conditions are good, possibility of playing over the takeoff, then, if you are high enough, above crests 200m about. One can fall over, from this big cirque on the West and join the heights of Saint-Paul.
Weather hazards : Aerology : Plan to arrive early at the takeoff, the aerology strengthening quickly in the morning. A meteorological beacon (143.9875) (regrettably being repaired for the moment), gives you force and direction of the wind every quarter of an hour. By West wind, northwest (coming from your left-handler in the takeoff) you will be in front of wind to leave Rivière des Galets, strong turbulences are guaranteed before every crest. Reserved for the experimented pilots. Please, rather go and admire the magnificent point of view over Mafate's cirque and come down again by car to bathe in the lagoon. You will enjoy flying tomorrow !
Before flying from MAIDO, please, contact local paragliders, they will give you tips and may even come to fly with you, if you provide the shuttle for them...
Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : jacques.aulet@wanadoo.fr
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Website : http://www.lvlr.net/ligue/lvlr/index.htm
Tourism  : http://www.la-reunion-tour...
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 Situation
Take off : 21.0593 S; 55.3818 E
Landing : 21.0033 S; 55.356 E
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Local weather :
from Saint-Denis / Gillot (21.4 km from the site):
  • Age : 32 min ago
  • Wind : E at 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Visibility : 16 miles
  • Clouds : partly cloudy
  • Temp : 81F (27C)
  • Dewpt : 64F (18C)
  • Humidity : 58%
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : E wind is not supposed to be good for flying this site
- wind speed : 6.7 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
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takeoff : maido (-21.0612; 55.3834), 0.27 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
maurice frezat 16.745 12.807 1:8:29 2010-05-23 View
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 PgSim : 1 flight on maido
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 PgSim competition tasks in maido
  • La Reunion - Maido to galet river : 15.783 km. (details)
  • maido - task #2 : 42.63 km. (details)
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