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Caicó Has a winch tow launch (Brazil)

Site · Paragliding XC · flights ≥100 pts · 2015–2025

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Takeoffs

NameFlights
Caicó Winch tow launch583

Nearby sites (≤ 50 km)

NameDistanceFlights/yr
Seridó28.4 km E1.4

Related sites (shared pilots)

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Statistics

583flights ≥100 pts
53flights per year
294.4average points
592.4maximum points
292.7 kmaverage distance
592.4 kmmaximum distance
8.4XC days per year
121pilots
9active years
growingtrend
Octmain season
95 %foreign pilots
26 %weekend flights

XC days per year: days with at least 3 qualifying flights. Average and maximum points: the best average and the best flight among its takeoffs.

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Top flights

DateDistance (km)PointsRouteClassXContest
2025-09-30592.4592.4Open distanceCCC↗
2025-09-30587.7587.7Open distanceCCC↗
2024-09-13557.6557.6Open distanceCCC↗
2019-10-11556556Open distanceCCC↗
2019-10-11555.8555.8Open distanceCCC↗

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