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Busevec
The Busevec flying grounds are located between the villages
of Busevec and Turopolje, 10km from Velika Gorica, 13km from
Zagreb Airport to the south-east (KK 153) measured from the
centre of Velika Gorica.
Geographical co-ordinates (ARP): N 135° 38´ 40" and E 16° 07´ 45"
Altitude (ARP): 135,50m (339,56ft)
Towing direction: 140 - 320
Dimensions: 1500x100m
Operator:
Velika Gorica Aero Club
Cvjetno naselje bb, 10410 Velika Gorica
Tel: +385 (0)1 6225 020, +385 (0)1 6225 021
Url: www.akvg.hr
Greda
The Greda flying grounds are situated a few kilometres off the main
Zagreb-Split road in Hrvace Municipality, about 40km from Split.
Geographical co-ordinates: N 43° 49´ 47", E 16° 38´ 33"
The flying grounds are open daily in the period permitted by Air Traffic
Control, currently from 10:00 to 16:00 local time.
Operator:
Pegaz - Hrvace Freeflying Club
Tel: +385 (0)21 829 295
Gsm: +385 (0)98 908 85 54
Url: www.skola-hrvace.hr
Contact person: Jerko Odžak
Before the flight, contact ARO-Split on the number +385 (0)21 203 221
Ivanscica
Starting site height: 1060m
Starting site type: suitable for all categories
Landing site: meadows in Prigorec, Ivanec
Difference in altitude: 700m
Starting site direction: NE-E
Description: the starting site can be reached from the town of
Ivanec, via Prigorec, to the very top (13). Take-off is performed
from a grass-covered, deserted ski run in the vicinity of the chalet
on Mt.Ivanscica, at the very foot of the belvedere.
Operator:
LET Paragliding Club
Lancic 29, Ivanec
Tel/fax: +385 (0)42 770 620
Gsm: +385 (0)91 234 2340
Url: www.let.hr
Japetic
Town: Samobor
Operator:
Parafreek Air Club
Starogradska 15, 10430 Samobor
Url: www.parafreek.hr
Kalnik
Starting site 1:
From the Kalnik village to the chalet, then by a narrow asphalt
road to the top of Mt.Kalnik, i.e. to the TV transmitter. Before the
end of the asphalt road, park the car and walk along the path for about
100m to the transmitter. The starting site is next to the transmitter.
The site is turned SE, at an altitude of 628m but allows take-off in both
S and E directions.
Difference in altitude: The Bele landing site is at 275m while next to the
pond the altitude is about 380m.
Starting site 2:
The start site orientation is W-WS.
Its distance is 150m from the "barrier" on Kalnik.
Start site altitude: 612m.
Landing site:
The official landing site is near the Bela pub, marked by wind vanes.
Otherwise, landing is possible on meadows all along the ridge.
Recommendations:
Starting is not recommended to inexperienced pilots because the space is
rather limited. Starting is also possible with a weak SW wind.
Operator:
Feniks Paragliding Club
Stjepana Radica 5, 48269 Kalnik
Gsm: +385 (0)91 7679 258
Url: www.feniks.hr
Lic (Mala Visevica)
Altitude: 1050m
Region: Gorski kotar
Landing site: Lic field
Operator:
Adrenalin Paragliding Club
Supilova 1, 51300 Delnice
Gsm: +385 (0)98 44 79 43 i +385 (0)98 30 13 25
Plesivica
The take-off site is a firebreak on the top of Mt. Plesivica, at an altitude
of 779m, turned southward.
Take-off site GPS co-ordinates: N 45° 44.200´, E 15° 40.110´
Landing is on a meadow near Plesivica village, at an altitude of 200m.
Operator:
Freeflying club, Sutinska vrela Forestry Society
Dvoricek 2, 10090 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0)1 3490 214
Gsm: +385 (0)91 56 77 364
Accommodation:
Accommodation is available at hotels in Jastrebarsko and samobor
(about 10km from Plesivica). Both cities and the whole area offer
a wide choice of restaurants.
Raspadalica
Starting site:
Altitude: 545m
Wind direction: S-SW
Landing site:
Altitude: 120m
Located off the Buzet-Slun road, about 3 km from the centre of Buzet.
The starting site on Raspadalica is one of the nicest take-off sites in
Croatia.It is well kept and suitable for glider take-offs.
The length of the ridge is immeasurable, to the east towards Mt. Ucka and
beyond and to the west towards Slovenia.
Operator:
Tici Freeflying Club
Korenika 75, 52420 Buzet
Tel: +385 (0)52 662 225
Url: www.tici.hr
Ravna Gora
Region: Hrvatsko zagorje
Landing site: Cvetlin village
Altitude: 680m
Operator:
Let Paragliding Club
Lancic 29, 42240 Ivanec
Tel/fax: +385 (0)42 770 620
Gsm: +385 (0)91 234 2340
Url: www.let.hr
Ravna Gora north
Starting site:
Position: altitude 620m, turned N and NW
Shape and size: trapezium-shaped, its longer side 40m and its shorter 32m in length
Co-ordinates: N 46° 16´ 56", E 16° 00´ 37"
Landing sites:
Visnjica:
Position: altitude 290m, landing from N and S directions
Shape and size: square meadow 50 x 100 m
Co-ordinates: N 46° 17´ 31", E 16° 00´ 45"
Cvetlin:
Position: altitude 260m, landing from all directions
shape and size: square meadow 60 x 100m
Co-ordinates: N 46° 16´ 39", E 15° 57´ 23"
Operator:
Kolibri Freeflying Club
Cvetlin 148, 42254 Trakoscan
Contact persons: Zdravko Jakop, Ivica Stefanec, club members
Tel: +385 (0)42 705 183
Accommodation, meals and sightseeing:
Tourist Association of Bednja Municipality
Tel: +385 (0)42 796 309
Url: www.bednja.hr,
www.trakoscan.net
e-mail: info@bednja.hr
Strahinjcica
Take-off site:
Position: altitude 721m, turned S, SE
Shape and size: The take-off site is of rectangular shape 20x50m
Co-ordinates: N 46° 11´ 07.2", E 15° 53´ 45.5"
Landing site:
Position: altitude 198m, accessible for landing from N and S
Shape and size: The landing site is of rectangular shape 50x100m
Co-ordinates: N 46° 10´ 41.9", E 15° 51´ 57.5"
Operator:
Jastreb Paragliding Club
Radoboj 61, 49232 Radoboj
Tel: +385 (0)49 349 185
Gsm: +385 (0)98 910 65 51, +385 (0)98 484 742
Ucka
Take-off sites:
Vojak:
GPS co-ordinates: N 45° 17´ 97", E 14° 12´ 119"
Altitude: 1396m
Take-off: towards W
Brgud:
GPS co-ordinates: N 45° 14´ 418", E 14° 11´ 671"
altitude: 810m
Take-off: towards W
Landing site (Boljunsko field):
GPS co-ordinates: N 45° 17´ 690", E 14° 07´ 709"
Altitude: 145m
Operator:
Homo Volans Freeflying Club
Nova cesta 136, 51410 Opatija
Tel/fax: +385 (0)51 277 765
Url: www.homo-volans.hr
Tourist offering:
Public enterprise "Ucka Nature Park"
e-mail: park.prirode.ucka@inet.hr
Bjelopolje
The Bjelopolje flying grounds are situated in Korenica town on the western edge of
Korenicko polje (Korenica Field) in lika; elevation 58m; population 1,716. The town
is located at the intersection of the main road (M13.01, E71) Karlovac - Zadar and
the regional road Licki Osik - Korenica in untouched nature not far from the worldwide
known National Park Plitvice Lakes.
Bjelopolje is a beautiful field which is wealth with air hostig and streams which are
necessary for free flying and gliding.
Bjelopolje is intended for organisation sports competitions, summer camp for children,
sports air meetings for aeromodelling, gliding, paragliding, hang gliding, parachuting,
microlight and powering.
Bjelopolje is in the process of registration.
Contact:
Croatian Aeronautical Federation
Dalmatinska 12, 10000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0)1 48 48 754
Fax: +385 (0)1 48 48 761
Url: www.caf.hr
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