Uffington White Horse - paragliding
Status
Limited Access. Site is closed during Bank Holidays and weekends during the school summer
holidays. The site status will be posted on the TVHGC website.
Open to Pilot rated Full TVHGC members only. Please see Restrictions.
Wind Direction / Details
NW - NNE (but note that this is a new and untried site).
North facing escarpment.
Restrictions
This is a new site available to us on a one year trial basis and is therefore currently
restricted to Pilot rated Full TVHGC members. Just to be clear – Reciprocal and
Guest members are currently not allowed to use this site.
Sensitivity
The National Trust owns and regulates our use of this site. There are lots of horses
in this area, often ridden by inexpert riders. Horses are easily spooked by low flying
gliders. Never fly low over horses.
This is a popular tourist attraction.
Location
OS Grid Ref: SU 302 868
Map: Landranger 174, Explorer 170.
BHPA Site Ref: 1.xxx (for notifying mid week flying).
Directions
Follow National Trust signposts for “Uffington White Horse”
Parking
Park in the main National Trust “Pay and Display” car park. The license for this site
restricts us to only parking in this car park.
Access
From the main NT car park take the footpaths to the White Horse.
Take Off
Approximate elevation: 250m/820’ AMSL.
Anywhere along the slope to the East of the White Horse.
Landing
There is a designated top landing area. This is the area to the East of the White
horse.
The bowl area is very steep so if you must Slope land be very carefull.
A Bottom landing is available – to be confirmed.
The Farmer is happy for us to fly but please be careful around livestock – especially
at lambing time.
Hazards
This is a new and untried site. When the wind is off to the North West - there may be
rotor behind the “Dragon hill”
This is a popular site for flying model gliders – please liase with the model flyers over
where to fly.
XC
This is a new and untried site. It is rumoured that in the past hangliders have flown to
the coast from this site. If you do go XC from this site – get as high as you can
before leaving the hill. There are not a lot of roads in the first 10km or so to
Lambourn. Lambourn also has one of the largest numbers of race horses in the UK,
be very careful about landing out.
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