Sainte-Victoire - Pic des Mouches
📍 Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone · Nearest city: Puyloubier (3 km)
15 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 990 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
43.53890, 5.64472Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 0 | Low |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.00 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.45 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
It is natural take-off with rocks. Not recommended for beginners !
Rules and notes
Many Regulations if you go XC, especially at week days... • Marseille airport: TMA Provence 1 & TMA Provence 6 so that it is forbidden to fly aver 760m at the west of the mountain & 1400m at the south of the mountain. It is not a problem if you fly along the mountain. • Nuclear site of Cadarache is a ZIT forbidden from ground to 1300m in a circle area. • Military sometimes use a ZRT for training, activity on week days only from 900m to 2400m. The zone is between Durance and Luberon going North of the moutain at around 20kms. • Military training of helicopters in the R95A is reglemented between ground and 1800m at around 40kms going East of the mountain. For XC, the best way is to go to the North-East. It is informative datas, only most important zones are given. If you want to XC from Sainte-Victoire, please contact the local club or study carefully the flying rules on the FFVL website. http://federation.ffvl.fr/taxonomy/term/177 http://parapentesaintevictoire.blogspot.fr/2014/01/reglementation-zones-aeriennes.html
Pilot comments
It is the historical take-off of Sainte-Victoire. When thermals are there, it is mainly used to go XC to 50km flatlands distance then continue into Alps. Flights more than 150kms are already done from this take-off !
Nearby sites
La sainte victoire (19) · Escalette (16) · Cuges Est (4) · Les Gypières (17) · Pey gros (23) · Garlaban (17)