Club website: https://cscvl.com.br/ 

Launch site: Rampa de Voo Livre da Pedra Bonita – CSCVL

Landing zone: Hang Gliding & Paragliding Rio de Janeiro

Altitude difference: ~1700 feets

Glide ratio: 2.7:1 to 3:1

Requirement: P2+

• Bring your USHPA license, go to the club at the landing zone first. Show your license, register for daily usage. 
• Pay daily usage fee. 50 Reais.  Cash or Card is accepted.
  • They will give you a ticket/receipt. Keep it cause you need to give it to the staff at the launch. 
  • You need to print one ticket for each lap. You can fly at most 5 times per day. Before you go up again, remember to print the ticket at the office again.
• Pay the driver to drive you up. 25 Reais. Cash.

The launch area has two levels. The upper level is for hang gliders. The lower level is for paragliders. 

The ramp is covered by fake lawn and is steep and short. The staff at the ramp will take your ticket and help you do preflight. They will also lift the center of your wing for better inflation.

• You need a very solid launching technique. There is no much room for bail out.
• Wait for the cycle. Take your time.

The staff at the launch controls the traffic. Follow their command to wait for your turn to launch.  

Landing approach:

• Check their club website for landing approach https://cscvl.com.br/ 
• The green area is for paraglider. The beach is for hang glider. 
• However, if necessary, paraglider can also land on the beach. 
• The green area is small. The beach is lengthy. 

Weather prediction: 

https://www.windguru.cz/1253403  OR windy 

When using Windy, make sure to check the wind at altitude of 600m.

Ideal launch wind direction: E, NE, SE

• I did see paraglider and hang glider launches when the prevailing wind is N. The launch ramp is in the middle of the mountain thus the backwind is blocked by the mountain top. At the launch, you may experience E wind even when the prevailing wining is N or W.

Local instructor: Delton whatsapp: +55 21 98193-9806 

• He speaks English. Patient, professional and kind.
• I asked him for site intro and radio coaching. 
• You decide how much you pay him.
• For your reference, a tandem flight is 900 Reais.