Schleppgelände Michelstadt – Würzberg

Schleppgelände Michelstadt – Würzberg is a winch-launch flatland site in Germany at 528 m, flyable in northeast and southwest wind. Two hazards need a wide berth here: a 20 kV high-voltage power line and a separate antenna installation, both requiring at least 100 meters of clearance horizontally and vertically. Training tows are only allowed on fields that have already been harvested, and only once it's certain the tow rope can't snag on anything left standing. Step-towing is not permitted at this site. The whole area sits inside a landscape protection zone, so outdoor launch and landing rights depend on an active permit from the Odenwaldkreis nature conservation authority — when that permit lapses, so does the right to fly here, which makes this a site worth double-checking is still cleared before you plan a session.

Launch & conditions

Keep well clear (100 m+) of the 20 kV power line and the antenna installation; step-towing is not permitted here.

Local rules & hazards

Keep at least 100 m horizontal and vertical clearance from the 20 kV high-voltage power line and from the separate antenna installation. Training tows are only allowed on already-harvested fields where the tow rope can't snag, and step-towing is not permitted. The site sits inside a landscape protection zone, and its launch/landing rights depend on an active permit from the Odenwaldkreis nature conservation authority — worth confirming that's still current before flying.

Check conditions before you fly

A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Schleppgelände Michelstadt – Würzberg, 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 Schleppgelände Michelstadt – Würzberg with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.