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Jested

North-east-facing ridge site · 874 m takeoff · 324 m height gain

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Overview

Jested is a mountain site in Czechia with a recorded launch elevation of 874 m. It works best in north-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • Doporuèujeme pøed prvním letem se s pøistávací plochou dobøe seznámit - prakticky ze všech stran jsou rùzné pøekážky. Vlevo od startu se nachází lano vleku. Pozor též na turbulenci pøi SZ vìtru !! Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Jested are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

  • Pøi severním vìtru se nepokoušejte zalétávat pøíliš daleko po svahu doleva k lanovce, nebo vyhnijete. Nad mùstky bývá turbulence. Doporuèujeme létat po pravé stranì svahu nad lesem a po té stoèit doleva nad pøistávaèku. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague87 km
  • PED Pardubice Airport95 km
  • DRS Dresden Airport97 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Jested; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Jested.

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Flying nearby

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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

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Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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