DESCRIPTION

Due to orientation of site (WNW) reasonable flying starts not before 1600. If there are no (commercial) tandempilots on the train, most probably conditions are unsuitable...

ACTIVITIES

- paragliding
- soaring
- thermals
- xc

weather

Föhhn!! Weather info: - act wx 'Niederhorn': http://m.windline.ch/meteodata.php?stationID=4109 - act wx 'Grindelwald-First?: http://m.windline.ch/meteodata.php?stationID=4104 - Wind etc: http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/wetter/messwerte/messwerte-an-stationen.html >> zoom in for winds on Jungfrau etc - Föhhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html

access

Take late afternoon train from 'Wilderswil' and get off at 'Breitlauenen'; just follow the (commercial) tandem pilots ;-) Timetable: https://www.sbb.ch

regulation

Due to the helicopterbase at the airport, special flight rules are in place; details here (for overview see pix): http://www.deltaclub-interlaken.ch/Fluggebiet/ Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch. DABS (active danger areas etc): http://www.skyguide.ch/de/nc/services/aim-services/dabs/ Download of area info (as PDF): https://www.shv-fsvl.ch/en/fluggebiete-sicherheit/fluggebiete/fluggebiete/ > Bern > Interlaken