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Samich (Kenya)

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

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0.3531, 35.5893 · Navigate →

Track starts

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NameFlightsCoordinates
Samich100.35310, 35.58920Navigate →
Samich30.35310, 35.58930Navigate →
Samich30.35310, 35.58950Navigate →
Samich30.35310, 35.58940Navigate →
Samich20.35320, 35.58920Navigate →
Samich20.35300, 35.58940Navigate →
Samich20.35300, 35.58920Navigate →
Samich10.35320, 35.58940Navigate →
Samich10.35300, 35.58930Navigate →

Statistics

27flights ≥100 pts
2.5flights per year
204.8average points
286.9maximum points
157.9 kmaverage distance
239 kmmaximum distance
0.4XC days per year
6pilots
2active years
no recent flightstrend
Janmain season
93 %foreign pilots
26 %weekend flights

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

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Top flights

DateDistance (km)PointsRouteClassXContest
2018-01-22239286.9Flat triangleB↗
2018-01-23223.9268.6Flat triangleB↗
2018-01-18223.1267.7Flat triangleD↗
2020-01-22189.9265.8Flat triangleB↗
2020-01-20187.8262.9Flat triangleB↗

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