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2007 XC-Open Piedrahita 
- Daily Reports and Results online now. click here  - Have a look at the videos about the 2007 Piedrahita XC-Open click here - The Alps Freeride Team together with Jerome Maupoint has published an article in Swiss Glider 01/2008 in French and German language about the 2007 Piedrahita XC-Open click here A short description of the flying area
The small market town of Piedrahita is situated at 1000m MSL 185 km from Madrid, about 2 hrs. driving time.
The main take off Pena Negra at 1900m faces NE and is reached by a good paved road. Pena Negra can be used in 95% of the flying days. The first thermals are working around 11am in the valley.Piedrahita is a ideal place to reach the convergence line, that sets up in centre of the Spanish peninsula in front of the Sierras (see map below). It can extend for more than 300km with cloud bases above 4000m.
The main flying route takes you to the historic town of Avila and further on along the N110 highway.
Site records have been flown by Steve Ham 244km on 04 July 2004 and 280km by Patrice Quillet on 15 August 2004.
Another Piedrahita Special is the flying with storks in the same thermal - amazing pilots these guys. | | | | Visit Piedrahita on Google maps .
If you are looking to join a retrieve team for the Piedrahita XC-Open
use paragliging forum thread contacts
* this thread , to find a place in a retrieve vehicle with driver
* this thread , for pilots who want to team-up and share the driving
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2007 XC-Open Piedrahita 
