Soon to be released a 45 mins DVD
Castelluccio
A Paragliders Paradise
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In the middle of Italy, about 6,000 ft up in the Umbrian mountains lies the tiny maze like village of Castelluccio. It sits atop a 300 ft hill surrounded by a perfectly flat plateau edged by 1,100 ft of smooth rounded grass covered hills with road access to just about every one. Forests are very few and obstacles are non existent. The bottom is perfectly flat and you can see from one edge to the other 2 miles away giving a full 360 degree flying site where the weather is fantastic. And if that's not all there is a perfect 300 ft training hill in the centre with steps cut out at different levels. So,
if it's that good why isn't it used by any one. |
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| Photo by Farah Butt | |
| The little village doesn't boast an active nightlife in fact quite the opposite but the food is good, the multi-national company enriching, and as you sit outside with your drinks the peace and quite washes over you, and through you, focusing your thoughts and calming your soul ready for the next morning. |  |
| Photo by Stuart Osmandson | |
Flying in to Rome airport with Easyjet on a Saturday evening means a full 7 days of flying potential. In the little village of Castelluccio it really is compulsory, on at least one of the days, to get up at 6 in the morning and witness the truly amazing site of the ground hugging mist in the morning. Being right there also means the potential of early flights. As the sun comes over the mountain tops at about 8 am, the western side of the hills warm to give perfect soarable conditions early in the morning. You can either participate or watch the multicoloured patchwork canopy covered hillside from the comfort of the village as the pilots prepare for the first flights of the day. |
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| Photo by Stuart Osmandson | |
The flying is relaxed with gentle thermals to practice in and the whole plateau to explore. XC's are possible but only if you're quite experienced as landing outside of the plateau, in some areas, can be a little tricky. Instruction is from pre-CP to finding your first thermal and even thermalling practice and little XC's around the plateau are all possible. No matter which way the wind blows or how high the thermals the flying can only be described as awesome. |
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| Photo by Edi Geczy | |
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any non flying friends, for a bit of night life or on the rare
occasion that the weathers not right the nearby walled town of
Norcia provides for all our other needs. 200 years older than Rome
this little walled town is a joy to wander around. The shopping
is excellent, the restaurants a real treat and the history is everywhere.
You
just can't escape from the culture and beauty of Norcia and with
cobbled streets and the friendly locals why would you want to,
apart from going to fly. Our first priority is flying but if it's really off the menu then a trip to Rome to see the sites can be organised. |
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| For more itemised details on dates, flights and avilability see top of page. | |
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