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BELLEMENE 920

Situation : In the heights of Bellemene just above the Hillside School

GPS : WGS84 S -210324221 - E 55.32653446

Altutude : 920 metres ASL

Access : After Bellemène village, hang the road to MAIDO, then the road FEOGA 2 on your left. Follow the concreted road runing in little meadows about 1 km, the takeoff is on the right above the road. By-pass the takeoff and take a concreted road on your right-hand side, a bend and you are there.

Aerology : Situated in N-O of the island, one flies under the wind when the meteorological stream comes from East.
When the stream comes from South-SouthEast, (period of Trade winds, from June till September) there are often beautiful confluences on the left. One will flies then in the North return
, the most adapted situation for this site, especially because cliffs orientation...
When the stream is E-NE, the confluence zone is very visible on the right, you will fly in a South return
.
Otherwise you will be in pure breeze regime.

Flight plan : Best is to set slightly North just after takeoff, you will cross over hillside scool towards a gully which leads you up to the cliff. Unless "the big firecracker", please, do not try to roll up before reaching the cliff because you will never be very high.
Numerous
crossing possibilities. Northward, regrettably you can not exceed the ledge without entering Gillot's airport area, on the other hand the South is opened to you....

Attero: That situated below the cliff is very visible, it is that of the Tour des Roches (GPS:WGS84: S:-21.00325 E:55.29827). Indeed, you are on a cross site, the other landings grounds of the sector are possibly opened to you. Distrust however, all the very attractive green spaces, situated between the cliff and 4 ways, are really in a very swampy zone...