On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:17:33 +0200, "Lars Peder Hansen"
wrote:

Browsing through the OLC, there seems to be some activity (and long
flights!) out of Ouarzazate, Morocco:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...1&sc=&sp=2010´


I've been there twice, and I can tell everyone it's paradise on earth
(actually mountains, desert, rocks) for... self-launching sailplane
pilots. Only for us.
There's nothing that looks like "operations", just a long runway
hosting a very low-traffic international airport. You are on you own,
you show your passport (at customs) and flight plan each day, and
enjoy endless runs over the Atlas.
At 1400m amsl, and 40°C, my former DG400 took 2,5 km to get into the
air. Turn right into the first thermal at less 100m agl. (An earlier
take-off, before thermal activity starts in the valley floor, followed
by long-ish motoring up to the first ridges, is a bit more
comfortable).

Aldo Cernezzi
dg600M, too underpowerd to fly there, I'm afraid.