Mountain Flying and the Alps

Lift and sink areas, foehn and lee waves, density altitude with a worked example, valley navigation and emergency slope landings. Particularly relevant for Alpine flights with low-powered types. (German)

Ad-free practical site with procedures for Alpine flying: entry angle and valley crossing, turn-back with the right bank angle, altimeter and performance errors due to density altitude, mixture control, foehn and typical accident patterns. (German)

Aviation weather portal of the German Weather Service with the official aviation weather products and the phone numbers of the telephone weather briefing. The central point for weather planning before flights into the Alps.

Detailed meteorology for air sports pilots: how thermals form and trigger temperature, ridge lift, lee waves and rotors. Helps to assess foehn situations and turbulence zones at the planning stage. (German)

Official interactive VFR chart of Austria based on the 1:500,000 ICAO chart with airspace, restricted areas and aviation obstacles. Measuring, drawing and GPX and KML exchange make route planning across the border easier.

Explains why overflight bans under nature conservation law are a matter for the federal states in Austria and are therefore not in the AIP, although the pilot is liable for them. With a free brochure on the rules of the individual states. (German)

Overview of the eight French altiports and around 90 altisurfaces as well as the Qualification Montagne and its recurrency requirements. Describes the reconnaissance flight and approach and departure procedures on sloping runways.

A training programme run in Lower Bavaria for over 40 years with its own Alpine briefing module, in which landings at Alpine airfields are an integral part.

Pressure difference across the main Alpine ridge over time – the quick check of whether foehn is coming in the Inn valley.

The foehn diagram of the South Tyrol weather service – shows north and south foehn from the other side of the ridge.