Flying Area

Flying area extends 50km to the North, 40km to the South, 60 km to the East and 15km to the West from take-off Relay.

North direction extends along Timok’s valley to the City of Zajecar. The highest hills here are at 1000m ASL and the valley slopes down from 350m to 150m, the height at which the landing place in Zajecar is located. Pay attention to the highway power-line at the west side of the valley. This area is semi-populated, and all the places are connected to the highway Nis – Zajecar with asphalted roads. Terrain consists of cultivated soil, fields and pastures, and in smaller areas low and middle woods.

East direction begins with Sicevo pass 10km long. The biggest river in this area, Nisava flows through the pass, along with the highway Nis – Sofia. Further towards East, there is Bela Palanka’s valley, and further more is Pirot’s valley, at 250 – 400m ASL. North of Nisava, there is Svrljig’s mountain range with the ridge long 20km at 1000 – 1360m ASL. 10 km south of Nisava, towards SE, we have mountain Suva planina with 25km long range and with the highest peak at 1810m ASL. One should avoid landing in this pass because of the limited space, and on the ridge because of bad road network. Height under 1500m isn’t recommended while crossing the pass. There are 3 landing places in this area, all beside highway Nis – Sofia. The farthest is Sukovo, 50km from take-off, at 415m. Good thermals can be catched with normal lift 3 – 6m/s, often up to 10m/s.

South direction begins with east part of Nis’ valley, 12km long at 200m ASL, and then begins to climb across the mountain Selicevica with the highest peak at 1000m. This terrain is mostly afforested. After, it slopes down to 220 – 250m ASL. The landing place here is sports airport Leskovac at 220m ASL, 40km from take-off. In the first half of this direction, attention should be paid to the net of powerlines.

There are no prohibited areas and no restricted access areas. However,  crossing frontiers and flying in border areas are not allowed.