It has been raining quite heavily during the night so there has been no hope for a big flight. But we left -as planned- for Buitrera, a site south of Palmira. Actually yesterday Edinson and Kari had flown there (and back) from Piedechinche.
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| ...tandem pilots parawaiting at the LZ... |
Arriving at Buitrera, the mountain was still covered by low clouds, so we visited 'Nirvana' a 'parque naturaleza' where we could see a small part of the immense flora Columbia has to offer. Later it cleared up and the tandems began to operate, so we headed for the LZ for a ride up to launch.
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| ...looking better... |
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| LZ Buitrera |
The LZ at Buitrara is rather tricky as it has a slight downhill slope and is divided by 2 fences running across; we saw some 'not so nice' tandem landings. But luckily there is an alternative LZ, which requires a bit of a walk (less than 1 km to the road), but is free of obstacles and very large. All (except Oli) landed there.
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| Barlovento-launch (facing W) |
I had a 'small' problem on launch as an A-line got caught. Something I didn't realize as there is no force on this line when I initially pulled up the wing with the manouever lines. Si I headed straight for the alternative LZ and managed a good landing. Later it started to OD and all landed. On the way back to Santa Elena we stopped at Palmira for shopping and changing money.
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| Buitrera looking West |
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