La Herradura

Andalusia, Spain

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Remember before every flight, check your equipment, reassess the conditions and ask yourself if 'I'm safe'?

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Required Launch Wind Direction


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Hotel California Spain Paragliding September 2012
Ken, Wallis, Richard, Tony, Alan, Mark, Neil, Andy and I flying at Otivar to La Herradura and Cenes de la Vega.
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Take Off

36.7307, -3.7345 : 84.0 m

Landing Zone

36.7304, -3.7379

Sunrise

7:06 AM

Sunset

9:18 PM

Time Zone

Central European Standard Time (+0200)

The ridge is flyable with 10+ kph winds with the occasional wave system set up in the bay and over the town giving climbs to 1000+ metres. The ridge extends from take off to the point to the SSW past the light house.

GPS Coordinates : Take off - 36.73081N, 3.73421W Orientation from SW to NW. A small triangular area next to buildings 70 metres above the beach. The beach - usually the eastern end within the first 200 yards of beach between the first beach bar and the first group of palms on the beach. na. During August ensure that there is sufficient beach left to land on before launching!! ( the Spanish holidays) During August ensure that there is sufficient beach left to land on before launching!! ( the Spanish holidays)

Need to be aware of the dangers if the wind increases due to the lack of landing areas if you get pinned or get blown behind the ridge.

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N 0 0
NNE 0 0
NE 0 0
ENE 0 0
E 0 0
ESE 0 0
SE 0 0
SSE 0 0
S 0 0
SSW 0 0
SW 0 5
WSW 0 5
W 10 0
WNW 0 5
NW 0 5
NNW 0 0