and a full wood construction . . also at the slope

rock'X - Hangflug im Feber (4 min 37 sec)

Hands-down one of the best "Plop-n-Drop" (i.e. cross wind ) LZs I've seen...

Finally we have had travelling restrictions lifted in Wales and myself and a couple of friends were able to head to a slope for some flying. Wind conditions were light, and sometimes the NE wind disappeared altogether, but when it was there it was bitterly cold.

Lockdown Free Slope Soaring (9 min 46 sec)

A short one

Curst blau - Frisbee (0 min 24 sec)

Now THAT is a roll rate!

Originally Posted by Tail Saw

A short one

This time a longer one, I hope the slower roll rate is not to boring
Itīs from Italy vacation June 2020, shortly after the Covid border opening last year.
I fear this year the border will probably still be closed in June

Pilatus B4 Valenta, noch mal Polsa in 2020 (6 min 17 sec)

Cheers,

Uwe

Uwe, that may be the coolest slope site in the world.

Originally Posted by JimZinVT

Uwe, that may be the coolest slope site in the world.

Yea, that does look amazing. I'd love to chuck one of my PSSer's off that puppy!

There is a magnificent slope somewhere in Italy (no other adjective will suffice) that Beppe and others used to fly called something like:
Marbonne or similar word.
He and others used (maybe still do) fly heavy loaded Singrays and similar aircraft.

I wish I could still find those (now old) videos.

Anyone know?

Jim.

Originally Posted by Jim.Thompson

There is a magnificent slope somewhere in Italy (no other adjective will suffice) that Beppe and others used to fly called something like:
Marbonne or similar word.
He and others used (maybe still do) fly heavy loaded Singrays and similar aircraft.

I wish I could still find those (now old) videos.

Anyone know?

Jim.

Hi Jim,

the slope you mean is Margone.

There is a club that operates the launch site: http://www.gatrentino.it/

I can't find a Margone video in a hurry, but I have some pictures from a nice day there in 2013

Originally Posted by TFLG

Yea, that does look amazing. I'd love to chuck one of my PSSer's off that puppy!

Such as this?

Horten IX PSS Trentino (4 min 26 sec)

I had some fun with my 37" plank Miniray at my home slope yesterday

Miniray Spezial - Hangmix 3-5 bft (3 min 36 sec)

Cheers,

Uwe

Originally Posted by Tail Saw

Hi Jim,

the slope you mean is Margone.

........................

That is it! Thanks Uwe. I will download and watch your videos above and look for some of the old Margone videos, if they still exist.
(I am a closet fan of Beppe's Stingray, as well as being envious of that site and some you post videos of).

Summer of 2017, time was short, so had to miss Margone on our way to Bolzano and up to Spitzbuhl ....... The mistake will no be repeated next time

Originally Posted by MATIN

Summer of 2017, time was short, so had to miss Margone on our way to Bolzano and up to Spitzbuhl ....... The mistake will no be repeated next time

I thought you might have gone there, or as it turns out, close to there.

Originally Posted by Jim.Thompson

I thought you might have gone there, or as it turns out, close to there.

Very very close!

Having said that, here was my problem:
A kind man in RCG gave me discrete and very accurate information about and directions to Spitzbuhl.
I had no such information for any of the slopes around Lake Garda save a couple of Google map coordinates.
So I had no idea how long the detour would take ....and with the rest of the family in the car, I wasn't going to take a risk of a long search and no joy!

Next time I know who to ask for directions!

Originally Posted by MATIN

any of the slopes around Lake Garda

.....some of the the best of them are only reachabele on foot

EPP-Brett Scandera am Monte Altissimo (4 min 9 sec)