LOCATION: Belltall
ALTITUDE: 838 meters
TYPE: Regular site
WIND DIRECTION: SE, S, SW
HEIGHT DIFFERENCE: 190m
ACCESS: some 6 minutes drive from the town of Belltall.
From the south side of Belltall town, take the left road towards the visible windmills in the SE. If you didn't turn from the main road you will start to drive down the ridge (in this case, go back and on the way up turn right to get the access road). The take off is some 2km from the town, next to the road, next to a small maintenance building, in front of the huges windmills.
COORDINATES: LAT 41.4923ºN / LONG 1.2103ºE
BEST KNOWN FOR: XC convergence and afternoon soaring spot.
DESCRIPTION:
This is a famous spot to get the convergence between the westerly meteo wind and the south breeze. If you can catch the "wave" you can fly towards NE for more than a 100km some days. To catch it you must have westerly winds bloing during the morning. By midday the south breeze reaches the area (that will allow you to take off) and creates the convergence. The window to take off it's small and has different schedules! If you wait too much after the south breeze comes, might get to windy to take off. Also it gets a lot more difficult to catch the wave.
If you take off at the right time, you will need to thermal up as much as possible without too much drifting. With approximately 1600m ASL you can start to drift or glide towards the cloud convergence. As soon as you get in the convergence keep in the west side of the clouds (the drier air) to be in the lift.
If the south breeze it's too strong to take off and you have time to parawait... usually gets glass smoth in the spring / summer afternoons for a nice soaring ride.
If you arrive too early, the wind is still coninbg from the back (W, NW) and the convergence is visible in the south or east, you can go to another takeoff accross the valley (LILLA) to fly towards N, NW and try to catch the wave earlier.
LANDING:
There is no official landing but plenty of fields next to the road down below the take off. Toplanding is possible when smooth or light wind, but watch out for the big windmills!
If you can, choose a field with no crop. As soon as you land in a field, walk out of it! Flying spots without an official landing are usually sensitive areas that require common sense and respect to farmers. Thanks!
CAUTION: The take-off is just in front of the big windmills, so make sure the wind intensity is right and you are not going to fly backwards!
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ALTITUDE: 838 meters
TYPE: Regular site
WIND DIRECTION: SE, S, SW
HEIGHT DIFFERENCE: 190m
ACCESS: some 6 minutes drive from the town of Belltall.
From the south side of Belltall town, take the left road towards the visible windmills in the SE. If you didn't turn from the main road you will start to drive down the ridge (in this case, go back and on the way up turn right to get the access road). The take off is some 2km from the town, next to the road, next to a small maintenance building, in front of the huges windmills.
COORDINATES: LAT 41.4923ºN / LONG 1.2103ºE
BEST KNOWN FOR: XC convergence and afternoon soaring spot.
DESCRIPTION:
This is a famous spot to get the convergence between the westerly meteo wind and the south breeze. If you can catch the "wave" you can fly towards NE for more than a 100km some days. To catch it you must have westerly winds bloing during the morning. By midday the south breeze reaches the area (that will allow you to take off) and creates the convergence. The window to take off it's small and has different schedules! If you wait too much after the south breeze comes, might get to windy to take off. Also it gets a lot more difficult to catch the wave.
If you take off at the right time, you will need to thermal up as much as possible without too much drifting. With approximately 1600m ASL you can start to drift or glide towards the cloud convergence. As soon as you get in the convergence keep in the west side of the clouds (the drier air) to be in the lift.
If the south breeze it's too strong to take off and you have time to parawait... usually gets glass smoth in the spring / summer afternoons for a nice soaring ride.
If you arrive too early, the wind is still coninbg from the back (W, NW) and the convergence is visible in the south or east, you can go to another takeoff accross the valley (LILLA) to fly towards N, NW and try to catch the wave earlier.
LANDING:
There is no official landing but plenty of fields next to the road down below the take off. Toplanding is possible when smooth or light wind, but watch out for the big windmills!
If you can, choose a field with no crop. As soon as you land in a field, walk out of it! Flying spots without an official landing are usually sensitive areas that require common sense and respect to farmers. Thanks!
CAUTION: The take-off is just in front of the big windmills, so make sure the wind intensity is right and you are not going to fly backwards!
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| thermalling above the take off |
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| a smooth afternoon to play with the air |
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| Typical flight line when convergence is ON |
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| Access to take off |
