Fozzano: Punta di Sirau Free Flight Field

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Type
Off-road Flying site
Activities
paragliding
City
FOZZANO
Zip Code
20143
Country
France
Latitude (° (decimal))
41.695123
Longitude (° (decimal))
9.01248
Elevation (m)
818
Accessible to disabled
No
Signaling
No
Description
<p>The entire rigde between Punta di Sirau and Punta di Sibo is pretty clean, exept the thistles. Choose your spot and have a good flight.</p>
Access
<p>Park in Fozzano, at the village entry. Follow the Orange marks and the indications signs for the Mare a Mare trail toward Loreto di Talla and Santa Lucia di Talla. Arriving to Linstinchella, leave the trail and hike up following the ridge. The ridge is clear and with dirt roads and animal trails. Go to the top as you like toward the Punta di Sirau. Also possible to join the ridge at Punta di Zibo from Foce di Verju, </p>
Time from Parking'
45
Time from Take-off to Landing'
0
General Description
<p>I don't really know if many people flew this site before me, but it is a great west facing thermodynamical afternoon site. It probably offer many more options to the south and west to be explored.</p>
Airpace Specificities
<p>The site is situated under the TMA Ajaccio 2, starting at 5500fts (1675m, farm above the takeoff), it is a D class airspace, forbidden for us. Just north-east toward Mt San Petru is the TMA Ajaccio 5 starting at FL058 (2590m above the standard altitude) or 1000fts above surface (305m). It is a E class airspace, accessible for us.</p>
Dangers
<p>Big power lines to the south runing west, and crossing the Rizzanese valley to the south and Barraci valley to the west. Landing fields are generating thermal in summer.</p>
Suitable Wind Direction
S;S-W;W;N-W

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