Descartes — PPG XC Flights

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29flights ≥100 pts

55.7 kmavg distance

83.1 kmmax distance

47.0104, 0.6703 Google Maps ↗

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Nearby sites

[FR] Saint-Hippolyte36 km [FR] Grandlay41 km [FR] Bonnes43 km

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Flights per year

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Distinct pilots per year

Flight distance

XC points by week

Date	Dist (km)	Pts	km/h	Glider	Link
2024-07-20	71.9	287.7	29.7	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2025-08-09	69.1	276.4	23.6	ADVANCE Alpha 5	↗
2025-08-23	68.3	273.3	24.8	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2024-07-17	66.5	266.1	33.5	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2023-06-17	66.1	264.4	26.7	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2025-08-22	65.5	261.8	32.0	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2025-06-21	64.5	257.9	21.6	ADVANCE Alpha 5	↗
2023-08-20	62.0	248.0	29.0	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2023-06-24	59.0	235.9	28.1	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2023-07-22	58.5	234.2	30.0	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2023-07-07	57.9	231.5	27.8	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2024-06-23	57.4	229.6	28.3	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2023-10-07	56.2	224.8	32.9	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2025-07-05	55.1	220.4	30.1	SPIRULINE EZ 18	↗
2025-04-05	54.2	216.8	21.2	ADVANCE Alpha 5	↗
2024-09-14	53.2	212.9	21.2	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2024-04-13	52.1	208.5	24.6	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2023-07-20	48.9	195.8	28.6	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2024-08-10	48.1	192.6	28.4	PARAMANIA GTX 22	↗
2024-07-13	47.8	191.2	23.1	ADVANCE Alpha 5	↗

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