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Champillon altiporto

ATTENTION THIS TRACK IS FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN RIDERS ONLY!!! MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY!!!!

After the reconnaissance - observe the windsock located about 50 meters after the impact point - we line up (a good reference is the shelter) at about 7,700 ft and begin the approach.

The landing surface is immediately above the road, a basin is visible in summer a little lower and to the right of the runway head.

It is best to touch down with full flaps and not burn off the speed immediately, or it will be difficult to reach the top.

During takeoff, the slope of the runway allows you to take off even with heavy snow.

Located in the immediate vicinity (less than ten minutes of flight) of the Aosta airport, the Champillon field is easily accessible both in summer and winter.

Soon, a well-equipped refuge will also be open a few meters from the end of the "runway".

The only drawback is the relatively low exposure to the wind, a characteristic that makes it accessible almost always, favors the accumulation of a thick layer of snow that can make maneuvering on the ground difficult.

However, it is easy to predict that, with increasing attendance, the snow will soon be "beaten" if nothing else by the aircraft of the Aosta Aeroclub.

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Ghiacciaio del Lys

ATTENTION THIS TRACK IS FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN RIDERS ONLY!!! MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY!!!!

The Lys glacier, a stone's throw from the Capanna Regina Margherita on Monte Rosa, is today the highest point where you can place the skis of a Piper.

Landing at almost 4,200 meters is not very easy. The two big differences compared to lower altitudes are the performance of the plane, which is practically at its ceiling, and therefore unable to climb at the rates we are used to, and the wind, which however favorable the day, is to be considered practically always.

On the other hand, the advantages are the always good snow (it is difficult for the temperature to rise above zero by much even during the summer. I landed on the Lys on June 14, with a temperature a couple of degrees below zero, at 11 in the morning) and the possibility of landing and taking off in different directions.

Although it cannot be considered a rule to follow, I managed to land practically against the wind (red arrow) and take off with a crosswind (green arrow), basically using it to decrease the take-off speed and find myself off the ground almost immediately.When landing, it is best to stay high, aiming for the slight slope that is about a hundred meters below the hill.

In this way, there will still be a way to stop on the next slope, before the hill, on the ground you can maneuver easily and it will be possible to choose to take off even across the glacier, parallel to the Lyskamm ridge, in the case of a north wind.

Although with some difficulty, on the ground you can still speak to the Biella airport 123.050, while it is not possible to maintain contact with Aosta or Milan Information.

It would also be possible to land a little higher, in the pass between the Capanna Regina Margherita and the Punta Zumstein, but here we are already in Switzerland.

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Nevaio del Fallére altiporto

ATTENTION only practicable in winter.!!!!!!!!!

ATTENTION THIS TRACK IS FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN RIDERS ONLY!!! MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY!!!!

The Fallere snowfield is located about ten minutes' flight from Aosta, and is a rather large expanse, which, despite the limited slope, still allows flying away

In fact, even after what I have indicated as the end of the runway, it is possible to continue the take-off run for a long stretch.

Once you have identified the landing surface, reconnoitre at 7,800 ft.

Turn based on the height of Bocca France and then set the final.

You should be at 7,500 ft, just below the level of the crest of Bocca France, which passes you on the left.

The runway is very long, so it is not advisable to touch down too early; follow the slope and place your skis on the steepest section. Especially on the first landing, try to reduce the impact speed to a minimum and then taxi very carefully.

Even if there are no tracks already, try to land on the right side of the runway, as on the left side (the one downstream) towards the top you will encounter some rocks.

The Fallere is quite exposed to the wind, and therefore you will hardly find powdery or soft snow.

More commonly the ground will be crusty and partially frozen.

The accumulations of frozen snow could create problems: I recommend landing with caution, perhaps taking into account having to push the aircraft to reach the top of the runway, and therefore possibly destroying with "kicks" the piles of snow that could damage the landing gear during the take-off run.

During take-off you need to lift the aircraft by taking advantage of the slope of the ground which is greater in the very first stretch and then keep it a few centimetres from the ground, gaining speed.

Normally, however, long runs on the low-slope stretch are also possible, given that, as already mentioned, you will hardly find a "heavy" ground.

Given the relatively low altitude and the strong exposure to wind and sun, keep an eye on the thermometer.

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Ghiacciaio del Braoulé altiporto

ATTENTION THIS TRACK IS FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN RIDERS ONLY!!! MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY!!!!

The Broulé glacier is an excellent landing, presenting a slight slope around 10,000 feet, which ends (on landing) gradually increasing the slope (useful for losing speed).

At take-off it has a steep descent (unsuitable for landing) which easily allows you to leave the ground even if the snow is particularly "heavy".

It can be reached from Aosta by going up the Valpelline until passing the dam that forms Lake Place Moulin.

You climb up to 10,500 ft, climbing up the entire Valpelline until you turn near the Aosta Refuge, under the Tete Blanche, then descend on the opposite side maintaining 10,200 ft and turn, skimming the face of the Gran Vanna.

Skirt the walls that border the amphitheater and then line up for landing.

If there are no traces on the ground it is not easy to identify the point of impact.

By maintaining an altitude between 10,050 and 10,200 ft, however, you are sure to land either on the large slight slope (slope of 3/5%), or on the next slope (slope greater than 20%).

Whether you start from a slight slope or from a higher position, there will be no problems with take-off.

Be careful NOT to reach the top of the slope. The glacier immediately ends in a "hole", there is no flat space.

The Broulé glacier is bordered by rock walls that enclose it in a horseshoe shape, so it is very challenging to fly over it at low altitude to check the snow conditions.

Once the landing procedure has begun, you must land.

As always, but here more than in other places, it is necessary to ask expert pilots in the area for information on whether or not it is possible to land.

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Gh. del Mont Gelé

ATTENTION THIS TRACK IS FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN RIDERS ONLY!!! MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY!!!!

Recognition at 9,800 ft., cross the Mt. Gelé glacier and then turn aligned with the "runway".

You move away and then turn "based" more or less at 9,700 ft on Lake Benseya, (visible in late spring) near the Regondi bivouac.

Then set the descent parallel to the crest of Mt. Morion, to touch approximately 9,500 ft or slightly lower, depending on snow conditions.

In the afternoon, in winter, it is possible to use the shadow line cast on the snow by the Morion ridge as a reference.

Mt. Gelé is located practically opposite the surface of Champillon and a short distance, more or less at the same altitude, from the Brulé glacier.

You enter Valpelline, you "wander" to gain altitude and then you definitely aim for the clearly visible ridge that from Mt. Berrio goes to Clapier, to Morion and then "closes" on the Mt. Gelé glacier.

Given the altitude and the favorable exposure, this is one of the airfields that "maintains" the longest, still being practicable in late spring.

Wide and with a pronounced slope, it ends with a slight slope at around 9,600 ft. where it is possible to maneuver with some tranquility.

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Ghiacciaio del Ruter Altiporto

ATTENTION THIS TRACK IS FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN RIDERS ONLY!!! MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY!!!!

It can be reached by going up the Valgrisenche and climbing up to around 12,000 ft.

Once you reach Lake Beauregard, you turn north to pass the Testa del Rutor.

Carefully fly over the glacier several times to check the absence of crevasses, the wind conditions and, above all, the presence of ski mountaineers.

When you are sure you want to land, get on the ice, skimming the ridges of Flambeau, Doravidi and Chateau Blanch at around 11,000 ft.

Set the ending by taking the skiers' tracks as a reference (which are often the only thing visible in the dazzling white of the snow). Normally you can touch just before these and work off any excessive speed by heading towards Testa del Rutor (southern direction).

There is as much space to land as you want and therefore it will not be difficult to choose a route that does not bother hikers.

The important thing here is to reach the top of the glacier since the thin air at 3,300 meters will make it difficult for us to take off and we will need every meter of slope to remove our skis from the snow.

Before taking off, make sure that there are no ski mountaineers near the ideal take-off line.

Unfortunately, as often happens, from the cockpit of the plane stopped on the top of the glacier it is only possible to see the initial stretch of the take-off run.

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Campo volo trens

soccorso alpino e volo con aliante

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re: STOL or R/C?

but noooo why did you include it in the list? no it's a field only for RC and paramotor and obviously you should have guessed it by yourself a runway only 114 m long you can't land an ultralight plane there at this point if you want I'll insert all the fields and RC tracks in my region if you want even if I consider it inappropriate.

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Campo di volo Porto Pino

r campovoloportopino/Oasi Relax Corrumanciu.

nice places to overfly:

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campo di volo EUROFLY

farm constructed little ULM airplane this farm have the airfield.

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Campo di volo s.elia BUCCINO

a new airstrip

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Heliport of Maratea

hosital emergency helicpter

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Campo di volo Alino

little airstrip add in database.

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Campo di volo Pian Mune'

microlight site for delta motor and para'

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San Genesio airfield

new sign for this italian airfield

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Aviosuperficie Megolo

airfield of the Italian Rescue Corps of the Order of Malta....AIRFIELD CONDITIONS: The track is in the grass with a beaten limestone bottom

WARNINGS: Presence of tall trees nearing the THR 12. Contact the operator before reaching the airfield..

OTHER INFO hangar and parking price: 20 €/day landing fee: no staff available on: normally weekend

SERVICES nearest gas station: 5 km

TOURING restaurant: There is a small recreational club adjacent to the RWY, with sport fishing pond.

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Private airfield OSTUNI

in this private farm there is an airfield. I have little information about it, but if you go to google street map you will see a plane parked near the angar from the road.

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Idroscalo di Ternate

hold seabase wwi

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Idroscalo Desenzano del garda

Italian historical waterway but I have little information about it

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new hydrosurface inaugurated this year 2023 to the memory of Caproni famous Italian aeronauitical engineer the hydrosurface and for small touring aircraft and will soon have a jetty or few technical data but I posted videos and information here in the videos.

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Idrosuperfici di Marone

new hydrosurface inaugurated this year 2023 to the memory of Caproni famous Italian aeronauitical engineer the hydrosurface and for small touring aircraft and a brve dispora' of a jetty or few technical data but I posted videos and information here in the videos.

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re: Education in very important

explain well because I personally didn't understand shit I'm Italian, and your phrases of philosophy have nothing to do with what you show us.

what is it? is it an airport or a university?

and if it is a university what kind of university is it? is it a study academy for those who want to start studying aeronatic sciences? and a pilot school? in short what the heck is it?

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Aviosuperficie Leonardo da vinci

WARNINGS: 100 m high chimney on the ground with high intensity flashing lights, reported in AIP, north of the

extension of runway 24 axis.. Traffic pattern to be carried out only south of the airfield. Presence of UL activity.

OTHER INFO hangar and parking price: 10 € landing fee: none staff available on: always

SERVICES fuel availability: Lead-free nearest gas station: 1 km bar: yes

TOURING hotel: Agriturismo 2 km from the airfield agritourism: yes tourist facilities and places of interest: Ticino

Park

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Aviosuperficie Leonardo da Vinci.

the name of the original runway is not CLASIC AIRFIELD but LEONARDO DA VINCI I have updated and corrected the name, plus it used to be classified as (campo di volo) today it is classified as (aviosuperficie) so both U.L.M. ultralight and G.A. general aviation aircraft can land there or updated the runway data.

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Idroscalo di Taranto

Hydroscale for small touring aircraft in Taranto harbor at S.Egidio pier I posted the you tube video link where you can see the ramp in the harbor.....ho little technical information.

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SEA PLANE PALCE

I updated this important site being part of the CAROLI HOTEL chain where tourists arrive by plane from both sea and land near GALLIPOLI very tourist place.The you tube video just posted it,.

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Idroscalo di Santa Maria al Bagno

Small seaplane for tourist flights in the port of santa maria al bagno i have little information about it but o posted a you tube video. and if you go to google street map you can see the info point. it serves to connect apulia to greece and croatia for tourists and very convenient.

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Idroscalo di Manfredonia

Small seaport for tourist flights in the port of Manfredonia I have little information about it but o posted a you tube video.

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Campo volo Costa D'argento

the airfield in the past was closed, but later used for other skydive and rc-airplane activities. there go the model airplanes of the g.v.c.a. group (Gruppo Volo Costa d'Argento).

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Aviosuperficie Fly Team Paceco

aircraft disciplines general aviation and skydiving

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Aviosuperficie Massarotti

ACTIVITIES disciplines practised: planes, parachuting this is another airfield that I will mark and add to the map.

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campo volo Ereo

testate pista corrette aggiunta la frequenza e corretto i valori di lunghezza e larghezza pista

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Campo di volo Niscemi Parisi

Of this private airfield I have little information from what I see it looks like a private villa or resort with the possibility of landing with ultralights

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Campo di volo Vicari

i not have much information regard this camp field. bu hi add in to map

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campo di volo eagles.

ACTIVITY disciplines practiced: motor delta, three-axis ulm, autogyro, paramotor, ulm helicopter, model aircraft

professional activity: yes company activity: It is possible to make repairs after notice from mechanic

specialized entities: Civil Defense Volunteer Association "The Eagles" volunteer activities: sighting

firefighting - Logistics

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Aviosuperficie Paterno'

this airfield is currently closed.

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re: DO NOT LAND HERE

if the private owner behaves badly towards the guests and is jealous of the camp, it means that he is hiding some problem or that the airfield is not in order or that he engages in illicit acts such as drug dealing, in any case the private camp is not it is private but it is also an emergency camp and therefore the owner who behaves badly must absolutely be reported to the forces of order or to the police.

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(no subject)

according to European rules, whoever makes airstrips or makeshift camps available does so both for emergencies and for tourism, yes, they are private, but if one has built them, he also makes them available for emergencies and tourism, therefore he is obliged to leave a contact and a telephone number and he is also obliged to enroll in the aviation register to register and also obliged to keep the runway built according to the law and in the event of obstacles he must report the obstacles or the various problems that the runway has slopes, etc., etc. this site did not allow me to add the telephone number of the owner of the airfield and wrong because the information must be published in Italy there is AVIOPORTOLANO which is a book where all the minor airports are published in accordance with the law with their respective numbers telephones.

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re: DO NOT LAND HERE

if you talk to me about private runway I agree with you....but on this site the classifications of aviation facilities are not very clear.....I am an Italian and in my language the classification is this "AEREOPORTI, BASI AEREE, AVIOSUPERFICI, CAMPO DI VOLO,IDROSCALI" I in English I can't translate "CAMPI DI VOLO" if I use the translator it writes airfield but an airfield(campo di volo) and a grass runway where only ultralight aircraft can land while an airfield (AVIOSUPERFICIE) is a facility where both general aviation and ultralight aircraft can land.

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Aviosuperficie Falcone information

AIRFIELD CONDITIONS: always good

WARNINGS: None.

CALL BEFORE LANDING: yes

LANDING PROHIBITED FOR: NIL

SPECIAL RULES FOR ULM: none

DAYS OF ACTIVITY: daily

CONTACT: telohone airfield - telephone manager - Fax - telephone logistic manager -

aviofalcone@gmail.com - www.aviosuperficiefalcone.it

OTHER INFO hangar and parking price: yes, call to ask landing fee: no staff available on: SAT and SUN, other days

call before

SERVICES fuel availability: Lead-free - 100LL - call to ask nearest gas station: 2 km bar: yes restaurant: yes public

transport: Lavello - Gaudiano bus line taxi: Taxi Lavello: other services: guesthouse

TOURING hotel: “Pensione Italia”, “La Coccinella”, “Hotel Dante”, Agriturismo “Carpe Diem”, “MoMa hotel”,

Agriturismo “La Moschella”, Agriturismo “Posta Piana”, “Forentum Suites”, “San Barbato Resort”, B&B “Il Brigante”.

restaurant: on-site agritourism: yes camping: on-site nice places to overfly: Monticchio lakes, Pollino, Federiciani

castles, Gargano, Murgia Barese, Margherita di Savoia salt pans, Trani. tourist facilities and places of interest:

San Barbato resort

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ww2 operation

this was one of the German-Italian bases during world war ii in particular Ursel was the first port of call for italian pilots with fiat cr-42 and fiat g-50. italian pilots departed from here to attack the british coast during the early days of the battle of england.

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Information

AIRFIELD CONDITIONS: NIL

WARNINGS: THR 04, left side, small garden lamp that will soon be marked white/red..

CALL BEFORE LANDING: Yes.

LANDING PROHIBITED FOR: NIL

SPECIAL RULES FOR ULM: NIL

DAYS OF ACTIVITY: SUN and MON:

CONTACT: avio.templarepaestum@gmail.com

OTHER INFO landing fee: 10 €. staff available on: Always.

SERVICES nearest gas station: 800 m.other services: Bathing beaches 300 m from

airfield, villages nearby

TOURING hotel: Royal Paestum, Ariston Hotel Paestum, Hotel Delfa, Hotel Meridiana, Gran Hotel Paestum,

Minerva Hotel, Savoy Beach Hotel, Oleandri Resort, Hotel le Palme. restaurant: “Il vecchio podere”, “Agri

d’Giovanni”, “La taverna del fattore”, “Il tempio”. restaurants agreements: “Il vecchio podere”, “Agri d’Giovanni”, “La

taverna del fattore”, “Il tempio”. nice places to overfly: Templi di Paestum, Costiera Cilentana, Costiera Amalfitana,

Capri, Ischia, Punta Licosa. tourist facilities and places of interest: Temples of Paestum, Granato, Vannullo, Don

Salvatore, Cilento Coast.

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Information

AIRFIELD CONDITIONS: good

WARNINGS: Near THR 30 pay attention when landing to a telephone cable on wooden poles on agricultural land

adjacent to provincial road 151. Request for cable burial procedure started.. For landing and parking, notify the

indicated contacts at least the day before. Agree Mogas - Avgas refueling request well in advance.. In case of

landing on RWY 30 pay attention to telephone cable on wooden poles (height 6 m) on agricultural land adjacent to

provincial road 151. THR 30 displaced 50 m inwards.

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re: Aeroporto Scalea: flying in South Italy.

missing the ELIPAD in this area.

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San benedetto del tronto helipad

Nuova elisuperficie per elisoccorso unica a san benedetto del tronto

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Pantanaella airfield

is a hold american base.

464th Bombardment Group, (B-24 Liberator), March – 21 April 1944; 1 June 1944 – May 1945

465th Bombardment Group, (B-24 Liberator), April 1944–June 1945

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Salento helicopters

the tourist helicopter activity operated from 2016 to 2018. today salento helicopters the activity closed but the helipad is on site

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(no subject)

yes for me yor i loock only one whit a signage on the asphalt

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Helipad for tourist

the tourist helicopter is used to visit the island of Sant Andrea on this map the heliport is not visible because it is covered by the boats.

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Helipad masseria del cardinale

Masseria Relais del Cardinale, built in the 15th century, formerly the seat of the Knights of Malta and still today the Baliaggio d'Italia of the Byzantine Order of the Holy Sepulcher, is today a splendid five-star luxury hotel.