Col du Fer – Takeoff · Paragliding XC (2015

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45.7848, 6.3847 · Navigate →

Track starts

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Name	Flights	Coordinates
Col du Fer	15	`45.78480, 6.38470`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	14	`45.78480, 6.38480`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	11	`45.78490, 6.38480`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	9	`45.78480, 6.38460`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	9	`45.78490, 6.38470`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	8	`45.78490, 6.38460`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	7	`45.78470, 6.38450`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	6	`45.78490, 6.38490`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	5	`45.78460, 6.38440`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	5	`45.78480, 6.38440`	Navigate →

Show all 20 track starts

Name	Flights	Coordinates
Col du Fer	5	`45.78480, 6.38450`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	5	`45.78490, 6.38450`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	4	`45.78470, 6.38460`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	2	`45.78460, 6.38430`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	2	`45.78500, 6.38480`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	1	`45.78470, 6.38440`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	1	`45.78510, 6.38460`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	1	`45.78500, 6.38490`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	1	`45.78470, 6.38470`	Navigate →
Col du Fer	1	`45.78480, 6.38490`	Navigate →

Statistics

112flights ≥100 pts

10.2flights per year

176.9average points

319.9maximum points

122.9 kmaverage distance

219.7 kmmaximum distance

1.4XC days per year

87pilots

7active years

growingtrend

Apr–Maymain season

14 %foreign pilots

27 %weekend flights

XC days per year: days with at least 3 qualifying flights.

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Top flights

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	XContest
2022-05-02	199.9	319.9	FAI triangle	D	↗
2025-04-30	199.2	318.8	FAI triangle	D	↗
2022-04-18	195.4	312.7	FAI triangle	C	↗
2025-04-30	219.7	307.6	Flat triangle	CCC	↗
2022-05-14	190.4	304.7	FAI triangle	D	↗

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