Situation: Site of Bel-Air holiday resort
GPS WGS84: S : -21.35705 E : 55.60930
Altutude
: 948 m
Access:
Coming from Petite Île : Take CD 31. After the church take Chemin
Dauphin on
the right. After about 800 m, turn to the left in Chemin Denis Leveneur (not
very easy to spot, about 300 m after second hairpin curve on a straight line).
The CD 3 will be perpendicular to you, turn to the right, then, after 50 metres,
take the Relay lane on the left. From there, you will cross the picnic area
of the Relay, then a "radier" and you will get toat a new crossroads.
Turn right and go down for about 200 m up to house N° 150 on your left.
Park the vehicle on the right-hand side.
Coming from Saint-Joseph : From Saint-Pierre, take the RD 3 just before
the bridge over Rivière des Ramparts and follow the road indication "
PLAINE DES GREGUES ". Once at Plaine des Grègues, continue until you find a
cross followed by a crossroads to your left. The road on
the right leads to takeoff ground. Take the
road on the left, then after about 1000m, take
Fernando lane to the right. Follow up this road surrounds the peak by the left
up to house N° 150 on your right-hand side. Park the vehicle on the left.
Follow on foot
the dirt track which is on the right of house N° 150, up to the path to
your left that goes down through guavas (our "quéqués" of the South).
Follow this path on 100 m and take the right path which goes up towards the
takeoff.
Aerology
:
1- Dominant meteorological wind come from the North, Southeast,
South and sometimes Southwest in the West which can create a Southeast return.
The presence of foam on the sea does not apparently prevent the exploitation
of the site, on the condition of not going down on the coast. On a cloudy day,
easy takeoff for a pure soaring in the air laminaire which allows to enjoy for
a long time effortlessly. On a sunny day, caution in the takeoff because of
squalls due to the thermal currents. In this type of flight it is important
not to fly to leward relief, because nasty cuttings watch for the parapentiste
which manages to rise higher than the crest side sea !
2- A zone of weak wind allows the exploitation of considerable thermical currents.
However, the takeoffs are more unpredictable because of the possible inversion
of the direction of the breeze. There are remedies to this phenomenon : Eithet
you take off before the cirque warms up
too much, either you take off when there is no breeze. This kind of condition
allows you to acquire height and pass in transit towards the coast 8 km from
there, or join the mountainous relief and see other skies.
Flight plan : Flight in thermodynamics over the cliff, otherwise, by good conditions, possibility of transition towards Saint-Joseph
Landing
: WGS84 :
S : 21.31330 - E : 55.60811
Visible from takeoff, in the center of the circus of the Plaine des Grègues,
a meadow kindly lent by a nice owner who ask to pilots avoid stepping about
when the grass is good to cut. Not far, are two other meadows, to be use with
moderation, only in case of necessity. The football stadium can be approached
if you're high enough and beware of the low-tension electric line.