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DIFFERENCES
- they make things move and therefore being interesting.
Here, there are a lot of them: the cold north and the hot
south side of the mountain range causes a powerful air circulation,
which often prevails over strong north winds; the sun-kissed
and shady east and west sides of mountain ribs kick off numerous
thermals, and the changes in the terrain will show you where
to find them.
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TAKE
OFF (N42.68703 E24.74786; 1374m AMSL) - a big
(for more than 50 gliders) grassy slope, with East -
South - West exposures, next to the middle lift station. In
the course of a normal day (not too strong prevailing wind)
you may expect E-SE wind in the morning; S wind at noon; S-SW
wind in the afternoon. The take off is surrounded by thermal
triggers, but do not worry if you miss the first thermals
- there are several house thermals below. Just observe the
clouds and follow the birds.
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LANDING
ZONE (N42.66403 E24.74811; 527m AMSL) is usually
a paddock, next to the first lift station and the parking
lot. There are some low trees around it and if you are uncertain
about landing into the area you can choose among other bigger
fields around. If you go cross-country flying, you should
try to land near the main road Sofia-Burgas, where you can
easier get some transport.
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