Parra-Glideator

By JAN HELCL

Overview

Parra-Glideator helps pilots narrow down where and when conditions look most promising. Its read-only tools rank sites for selected dates, compare forecast-derived XC potential, show stored site overviews and historical seasonality, return launch and landing information, and surface curated local resources such as club pages, webcams, and meteostations. Results are decision support only: pilots must verify current conditions, local rules, airspace, access, and suitability for their skills and equipment before flying.

Tools

find_sites

ChatGPT

Use this when the user names or searches for a paragliding site and you need its site ID. Performs a case-insensitive, accent-insensitive name match against Parra-Glideator's site directory. Prefer this over list_sites when the user already supplied a site or place name. Args: query: Full or partial site name, for example "Bassano", "Rana", or "Annecy". limit: Maximum matches to return. Must be between 1 and 50.

get_site_info

ChatGPT

Use this when the user asks for a general overview or description of a known site. Returns Parra-Glideator's stored site guide, including descriptive information such as local characteristics, access, facilities, and rules where available. This is editorial/reference information, not a live safety assessment; verify current local rules and conditions before use. Args: site_id: Parra-Glideator site ID. Use find_sites when the ID is unknown.

get_site_predictions

ChatGPT

Use this when the user asks about forecast-derived paragliding potential at one site. Returns modelled probabilities for XC activity thresholds from 0 through 100 points. Forecasts are typically available for the next seven days. A high probability means the forecast looks similar to weather associated with that level of past flight activity; it does not mean the site is safe, legal, or suitable for a particular pilot. Args: site_id: Parra-Glideator site ID. Use find_sites when the ID is unknown. query_date: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Omit to return all available forecast dates.

get_site_resources

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants practical local links for a known paragliding site. Returns curated club/site pages, webcams, and meteostation links already stored by Parra-Glideator as structured data. This tool does not browse those external sites or change external state. Args: site_id: Parra-Glideator site ID. Use find_sites when the ID is unknown.

get_site_seasonal_stats

ChatGPT

Use this when the user asks when a paragliding site historically performs best. Returns average days per month reaching XC activity thresholds from 0 through 100 points. These are historical flight-activity statistics, not a safety assessment or future forecast. Args: site_id: Parra-Glideator site ID. Use find_sites when the ID is unknown.

get_site_takeoffs_and_landings

ChatGPT

Use this when the user asks where launches or landings are at a known paragliding site. Returns stored coordinates, elevation, spot type, and suitable wind-direction metadata where available. Treat this as orientation data only; users must verify current site rules, access, obstacles, and local conditions before use. Args: site_id: Parra-Glideator site ID. Use find_sites when the ID is unknown.

list_sites

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants to browse all paragliding sites covered by Parra-Glideator. Returns the complete site directory with stable site IDs and names. If the user already named a specific site, prefer find_sites to avoid returning the full directory.

plan_trip

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants to compare or rank paragliding sites for specific dates. Combines forecast-derived flight/XC potential for near-term dates with historical fallback data and ranks matching sites. This is the primary tool for questions such as "Where should I look at flying this weekend?" or "Which sites have the strongest 50-point XC signal next week?" Do not present the ranking as a safety or go/no-go recommendation. The user must still verify current weather, airspace, local rules, access, and suitability for their skills and equipment. Args: start_date: Trip start date in YYYY-MM-DD format. end_date: Trip end date in YYYY-MM-DD format. metric: XC activity threshold to optimize, from XC0 through XC100 in 10-point steps. user_latitude: Optional origin latitude used for distance filtering/ranking. user_longitude: Optional origin longitude used for distance filtering/ranking. max_distance_km: Optional maximum straight-line distance from the supplied origin. min_altitude_m: Optional minimum site altitude in metres. max_altitude_m: Optional maximum site altitude in metres. required_tags: Optional site tags such as "car", "lift", "shuttle", "Alps", or "flats". offset: Number of ranked results to skip for pagination. limit: Maximum number of ranked sites to return.

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