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Accessible by funicular from Baden-Baden. Launch site is quite steep. Space for max. 2 umbrellas.
The Merkur is a real top area in the northern Black Forest. The starting area was created by hurricane Lothar and the persuasion of the Black Forest vultures. In many working hours in 2006, a further launch site was set up to the northeast. In 2012, the west launch site was enlarged. A historic funicular railway leads directly to the take-off point (landing card and ascent can be obtained from the vending machine). The starting area is directly at the mountain station and is a bit steep, but well levelled. Attention: Always keep sufficient distance to the lane. With a little thermals you can overhear Mercury and have a great view of Baden-Baden and the Rhine plain. XC planes fly east or to Loffenau to the edge. The landing place is slightly sloping and not quite so easy (take a close look beforehand). The landing site is surrounded by trees and is also "stubborn" under thermal conditions. The northeast launch is demanding. Here the snow situation is even more pronounced than at the western start.
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1 All pilots need a briefing by the terrain holder before the first flight at Merkur. The local wind conditions, turbulent areas and approaches to the landing sites shall be indicated separately.
2. pilots' motor vehicles may only be parked in designated parking spaces.
3. access to the starting areas must be via the Merkur railway from Baden-Baden or on foot via forest paths. The use of forest roads by motor vehicles to the take-off and landing areas is prohibited.
4. a flight operation regulation shall be drawn up by the holder of the terrain, which shall be coordinated with the DHV.
5. all pilots shall be informed on an information board of the legal smoking ban in the forest in the period from 1 March to 31 October (§41 para 3 Lan-deswaldgesetz).
6. training company is permitted in coordination with the terrain holder and with approval by the DHV (training permit). Student pilots must master the prerequisites for safe take-offs, flights and landings on Mercury. Training flights may only be carried out in weather conditions suitable for student pilots. Landings must be made at landing site 1 (Großmatte - Baden-Baden). Training flights at the northeast take-off site may only be carried out if the student pilots have completed at least 20 high-altitude flights at other take-off sites.
7) Organized events which go beyond normal flight operations (competitions, flight days, etc.) require the approval of the Lower Forestry Authority. Due to their location in the protected landscape area, organised events may also be granted nature conservation permission in accordance with the provisions of the Baden-Baden Landscape Protection Area Ordinance.
8 The landing site 2 ("Neuhaus / Staufenberg") is generally demanding and is an alternative landing site. The pilots are required to land as far as possible in the middle of the meadow with an appropriate distance to the road. No landings may be made during sheep-friction operation on the landing field. An arrangement takes place directly between association and
Sheep farm.
9. should the pruning of trees or bushes become necessary, this shall be agreed in each case with the Lower Nature Conservation Authority and the Forestry Authority.
10. in the area of the landing site 1 below the Merkur railway there is a biotope protected by § 30 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act (in conjunction with § 33 of the Nature Conservation Act) in the western area of the property (biotope no. 223 - wet meadow on the Großmatte). The biotope must not be affected by the use of the property as a landing site.
11. landings outside the approved landing area shall be avoided at all costs. Guest pilots must be informed of this.
12. there is a model airfield in the area of Haueneberstein. An overflight altitude of at least 200 m GND must be maintained.
13. model flying on the take-off areas is prohibited. Model pilots are to be pointed out there.
14. a sufficient distance from the Merkur railway must be maintained. The provisions of the DHV Flight Operations Regulations for hang-gliders and gliders apply.
The nature conservation permit according to § 5 of the Landscape Protection Area Ordinance Baden-Baden of the Environmental Agency Baden-Baden of 5.1.2016 is part of the external start permit.
16 It is recommended to start as far away from the top station as possible (left seen in start direction). Unexperienced pilots (pilots with less than 10 starts at Merkur) must start to the left of the staircase.
17. after take-off, you must first fly straight. A sufficient distance from the track must be maintained at all times.
18 The pilots must ensure before the start that there is no unwanted drift over the mountain railway. The choice of starting mode ("forward winding" or "reverse winding") must be adapted to the conditions and skill level. It is recommended to lay out the glider further down the slope and not at the edge of the path.
Instruction by the club and air traffic controllers.
1- and 2-seater / Training
http://www.stadtwerke-baden-baden.de/relaunch/merkurbergbahn/index.php
Phone: 07221 - 277 577
Radio channel: LPD 08-08 *** 433.250 (Tsq 88.5)
Altitude 651m
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