Dora
1 km
5000 ft
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| takeoff | difficult : short and steep The launch lies northeast of Dora village, just off the main road at the north end of the bowl. It is about 1300 feet above the river plain, faces southwest and catches the prevailing breezes coming up the valley from the coast. |
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| landing | Normally, when we gain enough height, we land in fields on the river plain near the village of Kidasi or top landing on the left of the take off ( be careful), or in front of the take off on the right there is a small clear field with vineyards. As we descend to the level of the lower cliffs, about 400’ or 500’ above the actual river bed, and downwards to the ground we encounter an area of general turbulence due to upstream airflow (valley venturi) colliding with convection. Thermals are strong but disorganized here. Descending into this air can be exciting, annoying and, closer to the ground, spooky. It may play havoc with your landing approach and some interesting whacks occur here from time to time. We recommend good airspeed and conservative approach planning. top landing available optional landing : The bowl in front of the launch contains some slopes and small fields that do not have obstructions and are landable if the need exists. These fields aren’t necessarily dangerous and novices have landed here. However, they are tight and one’s approach has to be good, else the surrounding grapevines become quite a problem. |
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| access | Dora village seats atop a ridge that overlooks a wide valley formed by the Diarizos river (don\'t look for a real river). This valley is one of several fairly deep and wide drainage’s radiating from the mountains to the coastal plain in southwest Cyprus. |
| comments | This is a good thermal soaring site in light winds and is soarable when the winds increase. In the latter case thermals may make the air rather turbulent without providing much height gain. |
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