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Paragliding Alp Palfries_Tschuggen

Paragliding Alp Palfries_Tschuggen

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Description

H 1770 / medium This site is primarily used for hike & fly and is now rarely utilized, suitable for small to medium flights. Originally developed as a hang gliding launch site in 2006, it is now seldom flown. On the other side of the tree group, it should also be possible to launch towards the east. Flights More information: [Palfries Flight Area](http://fluggruppepizol.ch/fluggebiete/palfries/) Launch Site Launch Window: Orientation: SW Difficulty: Medium Altitude: 1770 m Cable Car: Yes Coordinates: 9.42222551, 47.08867595 Hiking Time: 100 min From Oberschan, take the cable car to the mountain station. From there, walk to the launch site. The launch site is a flat meadow. Hiking time from Oberschan mountain station: 1.5-2 hours Flight For flight students: Head towards Mels. For others: Head towards Gonzen or the Churfirsten. Difficulty Possible turbulence at the landing site in Wangs during Bise conditions. Various cable cars and cables are located on the southeastern slope below Palfries (see situational plan). Valley winds can be strong and unpredictable. Difficulty: Medium Altitude: 1770 m Cable Car: Currently not in operation Hiking Time: 100 min From Oberschan, take the cable car to the mountain station. From there, walk to the launch site. The launch site is a flat meadow. Palfries is located above Mels / Sargans, below the Churfirsten race track in the canton of St. Gallen. There are two launch sites at Palfries. Both are marked with a windsock. Paragliders preferably use the Tschuggen launch site (in the picture, No. 1) and hang gliders use the Palfriesbahn launch site (No. 2). Launches outside these marked areas should be avoided. The Palfries cable car to the flight area is currently out of operation.
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    Friday 09 May

    05:54 20:43
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    Saturday 10 May

    05:52 20:44
  • 05h

    SW 5 | 13km/h
    1862 m 14 %
  • 06h

    SW 5 | 11km/h
    1886 m 0 %
  • 07h

    SW 5 | 10km/h
    1910 m 0 %
  • 08h

    SSW 6 | 11km/h
    1959 m 0 %
  • 14h

    NNW 2 | 13km/h
    2008 m 91 %
  • 15h

    WSW 3 | 14km/h
    2093 m 94 %
  • 16h

    NNW 5 | 16km/h
    2008 m 96 %
  • 17h

    NNW 4 | 16km/h
    2093 m 96 %
  • 19h

    NNW 7 | 10km/h
    2069 m 48 %
  • 20h

    NNW 5 | 11km/h
    2130 m 33 %
  • Monday 12 May

    05:50 20:47
  • 05h

    SSW 8 | 20km/h
    2423 m 0 %
  • 06h

    SSW 7 | 19km/h
    2398 m 0 %
  • 07h

    SSW 6 | 18km/h
    2374 m 0 %
  • Tuesday 13 May

    05:48 20:48
  • 06h

    WNW 3 | 11km/h
    1801 m 75 %
  • 07h

    WNW 2 | 12km/h
    1837 m 74 %
  • 08h

    NNW 2 | 12km/h
    1874 m 74 %
  • Wednesday 14 May

    05:47 20:49
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    WSW 1 | 9km/h
    2008 m 90 %
  • 10h

    WNW 2 | 9km/h
    2191 m 91 %
  • 11h

    NW 3 | 9km/h
    2374 m 91 %
  • 12h

    NNW 4 | 13km/h
    2472 m 92 %
  • Saturday 17 May

    05:43 20:53
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    NW 2 | 3km/h
    1935 m 7 %
  • Sunday 18 May

    05:42 20:54
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    Monday 19 May

    05:41 20:56
  • 05h

    SW 8 | 4km/h
    2057 m 2 %
  • 06h

    SW 6 | 3km/h
    2179 m 3 %
  • Tuesday 20 May

    05:40 20:57
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    Wednesday 21 May

    05:39 20:58
  • 05h

    NW 3 | 3km/h
    1984 m 62 %
  • 06h

    NW 3 | 3km/h
    1996 m 75 %
  • 07h

    NNW 3 | 4km/h
    2020 m 87 %
  • 08h

    NNW 4 | 5km/h
    2045 m 100 %
  • Thursday 22 May

    05:38 20:59
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    SW 7 | 6km/h
    1935 m 11 %
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    SW 5 | 4km/h
    1996 m 31 %
  • 07h

    SSW 3 | 2km/h
    2081 m 50 %
  • Friday 23 May

    05:37 21:00
  • 14h

    NNW 14 | 6km/h
    2752 m 98 %

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