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Sunkar complex area
Short flights combined with the zipline. Not an XC site: this is where the city and the airport approach are, and the airspace is the reason, not the terrain.
| Where | Above Almaty city, at the mouth of the Medeu gorge |
|---|---|
| Launch alt. | unknown |
| Aspect | N |
| Access | City road, 25 minutes from the centre. |
| Season | Spring to autumn. |
| Retrieval | Trivial — you are inside the city. |
| What it is for | Short flights combined with the zipline. Not an XC site: this is where the city and the airport approach are, and the airspace is the reason, not the terrain. |
| Sources | Our own operations, combined tandem + zipline product |
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