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Access takeoff by car:
From the landing, go back to the road, head for the village, first runway on the right. Follow the runway all the way to the end. The last 300 meters are bad enough for cars. Park in the parking lot at the antennas, leaving room for the turnaround. Once parked, take the small path going up westward about 8 Min on foot. The decoration is very large.
Access for take-off on foot:
from the landing (GR91) go up to the top of the village. Take the runway towards the Col Maur. From there, take the path on the right which goes up on the ridge. Continue up to the top. The deco is 150 m after the summit.
south faced, high in altitude, south of france, dont be late, thermals are strong after 11 am in summer. from luc en diois, folow gap direction, after 2 Km , you will find a special cross, turn right to go left at lesches en diois.6 Km after, pass the nice village.800m after, leave the tarmac and turn left,(sign : site de vol libre)150 m landing on the right, continue 4 km till the end off the road. walk 200m easy (flat walk) and you will be on the take off (huge, suitable for 10 wings)
Very good site with south wind, slope breeze, and/or thermodynamics.
Thermals can be explosive, (especially in summer in the late morning).
Be careful before you take off.
The breeze from the Diois can be dominant and place the site to leeward,
This can be seen at the top of the ridge (20 meters above the deco).
The R196B Zone (activatable by Notam)
It's a training area for military aircraft.
It's off-limits if it's active.
It covers most of the Diois sites. Consult the map.
You'll be in it above 1000 m/ground (exactly 3300 Ft CBSA).
It climbs to FL125.
Fortunately for us, it is not active on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and from July 1st to September 15th.
Outside these days, to know if it is active: tel: 0800245466 or consult the Notams.
Why do we see fighter jets flying at 200 kilometers per hour outside of R196B's activation time... or underneath this area? or 500 feet above the roof of my grandmother's house?
Well, the airspace we're flying through is VFR-cleared. So it is to us as well as to them.
When they're in our house, they're VFR, they have to fly at 250 knots max, and look out the window to avoid gliders, deltas and gliders... that's the rule...
For your information, when they are in IFR, aircraft are guided (heading and altitude) by air traffic controllers.
If the pilot wants to descend, climb or turn right, he has to ask the controllers for clearance. This is because, in IFR, it is the controllers who provide separation (anti-collision) between aircraft.
Come on, have a good flight! We've got room to play in the sky!
ENGLISH:
Air regulations: zone R196B. Above 1000 m / surface. Military planes training zone forbidden (actionable by Notam).
Not actionable on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays, as well as from July 1st till September 15th.
The westerly breeze can be felt early enough to make you feel
...the flight is much more difficult, if not impossible.
The best thing is to take off before the breeze comes in.
Shared landing with ultralight aircraft.
Attention, it is imperative to respect ultralight approaches.
They approach in a U shape.
Our landing is at the level of the north beginning of the runway.
===> If no ULM, we land on the runway.
====> If ULM on approach or on the runway, we land on the right side of the runway.
(We keep the runway to our left, for approach, loss of altitude, final, S, 8, ...)
( see plan below).
Note: ultralights make a U-shaped approach with left turns. (it allows to foresee their trajectories...)
Thank you, good flights and happy landings!
http://www.vol-libre-diois.fr/pages/2.php
1- and 2-seater
1- and 2-seater
Weather: https://www.openwindmap.org/PP168
Altitude 1501m
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