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Rimetea platou

SW to W facing ridge site · 1,064 m takeoff · 507 m height gain

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Overview

Rimetea platou is a mountain site in Romania with a recorded launch elevation of 1,064 m. It works best in south-westerly and westerly winds, and can also work in southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Rimetea platou 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

  • keep going there on south component winds, north winds not suitable Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • CLJ Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport38 km
  • TGM Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport63 km
  • SBZ Sibiu International Airport84 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Rimetea platou; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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

Open site details

Sources

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

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