CANDAS SLOPE
Is a new Northeasterly slope located near Gijon, only 12 Km; is a cliff like Cape Torres slopes too, but in Cape Torres East slope we have problems when the wind crosses to the Northeast and the speed is low. In this new slope the orientation is 45º and we can fly with 3 m/s; the slope is indicated in the picture below:
Picture 1: Candas Slope
The cark park coordinates UTM for GPS navigator are:
Latitude: 43º 35'41'' N
Longitude: 5º 46' 9'' W
Map 1: Cape Torres slopes, with spanish names
Map 2: Candas slope, with spanish names
THE CAPE TORRES SLOPES
We almost always fly in Cape Torres because in winter the main wind is Westerly wind, and in summer Northeasterly wind, and the two better slopes in Cape Torres are West and Northeast; Northerly wind is less frequent but it's possible to fly North too, as is indicated in the picture below:
Picture 2: Cape Torres
Picture 3: North and Northeast Slope
Picture 4:West Slope
The inscription and the briefing will be on Friday 10th at 10.00 am in the car park of Cape Torres, see the picture 5 below and the maps.
Picture 5: Car park
The cark park coordinates UTM for GPS navigator are:
Latitude: 43º 33'53'' N
Longitude: 5º 42' 18'' W
Cape Torres is a Museum visited by a lot of public, for which we must be very rigorous with the safety. In the pictures 6, 7 and 8 below, you can see the safety lines for the general public (in red) and for the pilots (in yellow).
His breach will be penalized as it is indicated in the local rules.
Picture 6: Safety lines in East Slope
Picture 7: Safety lines in West Slope
Picture 8: Safety lines in North Slope