Porterville – Takeoff · Paragliding XC (2015

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-32.9266, 19.0369 · Navigate →

Track starts

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Name	Flights	Coordinates
Porterville	70	`-32.92670, 19.03700`	Navigate →
Porterville	54	`-32.92660, 19.03700`	Navigate →
Porterville	26	`-32.92630, 19.03690`	Navigate →
Porterville	20	`-32.92670, 19.03690`	Navigate →
Porterville	19	`-32.92640, 19.03690`	Navigate →
Porterville	18	`-32.92660, 19.03690`	Navigate →
Porterville	14	`-32.92640, 19.03680`	Navigate →
Porterville	12	`-32.92660, 19.03710`	Navigate →
Porterville	10	`-32.92670, 19.03670`	Navigate →
Porterville	8	`-32.92660, 19.03680`	Navigate →

Show all 39 track starts

Name	Flights	Coordinates
Porterville	7	`-32.92630, 19.03680`	Navigate →
Porterville	7	`-32.92670, 19.03710`	Navigate →
Porterville	6	`-32.92650, 19.03670`	Navigate →
Porterville	6	`-32.92670, 19.03680`	Navigate →
Porterville	4	`-32.92650, 19.03660`	Navigate →
Porterville	4	`-32.92640, 19.03650`	Navigate →
Porterville	4	`-32.92630, 19.03700`	Navigate →
Porterville	4	`-32.92670, 19.03660`	Navigate →
Porterville	4	`-32.92630, 19.03660`	Navigate →
Porterville	3	`-32.92650, 19.03680`	Navigate →
Porterville	3	`-32.92640, 19.03660`	Navigate →
Porterville	3	`-32.92660, 19.03670`	Navigate →
Porterville	3	`-32.92650, 19.03690`	Navigate →
Porterville	2	`-32.92660, 19.03650`	Navigate →
Porterville	2	`-32.92640, 19.03670`	Navigate →
Porterville	2	`-32.92630, 19.03670`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92630, 19.03620`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92650, 19.03640`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92670, 19.03650`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92620, 19.03700`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92630, 19.03630`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92640, 19.03730`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92680, 19.03650`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92630, 19.03650`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92650, 19.03650`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92660, 19.03660`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92650, 19.03720`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92650, 19.03700`	Navigate →
Porterville	1	`-32.92620, 19.03620`	Navigate →

Statistics

328flights ≥100 pts

29.8flights per year

132.5average points

263.4maximum points

119.4 kmaverage distance

263.4 kmmaximum distance

3.4XC days per year

143pilots

12active years

stabletrend

Dec–Janmain season

75 %foreign pilots

34 %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
2023-02-09	263.4	263.4	Open distance	CCC	↗
2018-12-05	185.1	259.1	Flat triangle	C	↗
2021-11-23	239.8	239.8	Open distance	CCC	↗
2024-12-07	147.6	236.1	FAI triangle	D	↗
2024-12-14	159.5	223.3	Flat triangle	D	↗

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