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Blackheath Launch carpet (artificial grass) (Australia)

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

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-33.6437, 150.2449 · Navigate →

Track starts

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NameFlightsCoordinates
Blackheath3-33.64370, 150.24490Navigate →
Blackheath2-33.64380, 150.24490Navigate →
Blackheath1-33.64370, 150.24480Navigate →

Statistics

6flights ≥100 pts
0.6flights per year
108.1average points
119.5maximum points
85.8 kmaverage distance
108.1 kmmaximum distance
0XC days per year
5pilots
4active years
stabletrend
Novmain season
50 %foreign pilots
17 %weekend flights

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

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Top flights

DateDistance (km)PointsRouteClassXContest
2024-11-2485.4119.5Flat triangleC↗
2023-09-1181.3113.8Flat triangleD↗
2020-10-13108.1108.1Open distanceCCC↗
2023-11-0274.1103.7Flat triangleC↗
2023-02-17103.2103.2Open distanceC↗

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