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Uffington White Horse

Uffington White Horse - paragliding only

Status

Limited Access. Site is closed during Bank Holidays and all the weekends during the school summer holidays. The site status will be posted on the TVHGC website. Restricted to Pilot Hill rated and 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 liaise with the model flyers over where to fly.

XC

This is a new and untried site. It is rumored that in the past gliders 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.