Geddelsbacher Hang (Buchhorn)

Geddelsbacher Hang, also known as Buchhorn, is a hillside launch in Baden-Württemberg at 397 m, flown on south, southwest or west wind. The source rules here focus specifically on tandem flying, which suggests this is a site where tandem operations are common and carefully managed. Before a tandem pilot's first flight here, the club requires a documented briefing from an authorized person covering the local conditions and the flying-technical quirks of the terrain, and tandem pilots have to demonstrate real flight experience and wing control before they're cleared to fly passengers at this particular site. Launch conditions for tandems are tightly defined too: a clean, turbulence-free headwind of roughly 12–15 km/h from close to 255° is what's required, and any stronger crosswind or turbulent air rules out launching altogether. The same caution carries through to landing — a tandem flight only goes ahead if the vegetation on the landing field and surrounding ground, together with the wind, add up to a genuinely safe approach.

Launch & conditions

Works on south, southwest or west wind. Tandem launches require a clean, turbulence-free headwind of about 12–15 km/h from close to 255°; stronger crosswind or turbulent air rules out launching.

Local rules & hazards

Tandem pilots need a documented briefing from an authorized club person before their first flight here, and must demonstrate sufficient flight experience and wing control for this site. A tandem flight only proceeds when the vegetation on the landing field and surrounding ground, together with wind conditions, allow a genuinely safe approach and landing.

Check conditions before you fly

A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Geddelsbacher Hang (Buchhorn), read the wind and thermals for the site itself, confirm the day's rules with the local club, and remember the standing rule — when in doubt, don't launch. In the free OutDare app you can open Geddelsbacher Hang (Buchhorn) with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.