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Bucie

SE to S facing ridge site · 900 m takeoff

Overview

Bucie is a mountain site in Slovakia with a recorded launch elevation of 900 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Bucie 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.

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • KSC Košice International Airport51 km
  • TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport51 km
  • RZE Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport139 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Bucie; 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.

Things to do

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

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Bucie?

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.