DESCRIPTION

The best is light S wind or no wind. When thermals are good, it is possible to take off also at N,W,E winds (until 1-2 ms), but you have to run very fast as the take off place is not steep. Area is very good for XC flights as there are plenty of thermals ahead coming from fields.

ACTIVITIES

- paragliding
- hanggliding
- hike
- thermals
- xc

access

In the village Podkonice go by car up the hill to Podkonické Pleše. See map. After arriving at the 'Chata na plešiach' you have to park a car and proceed about 150 height meters up the hill. See this map: http://i59.tinypic.com/2s8okdj.jpg

regulation

S locations from take off fall under military flight space See ICAO: http://www.airportlucenec.sk/images/obrazky/mapaicao2.gif