Brigsteer paragliding site and weather forecast

Site briefing

Planning information for Brigsteer

Local guidance

Hazards and cautions

• Care on take off, especially if wind is off to the north.
• Check lie of power line across nearest landing field.
• Low flying military jets use the area midweek, CANP is advisable.
• Don't scratch close to trees.
• This site is not recommended for CPs.
• The field from which we launch does suffer from harvest mites (Chiggers).
• You have been warned.
• Paragliding
• This site used to be rarely flown due to the shallow nature of the take off field, but in more recent years it has proven, in the right conditions to be very good.
• In fact this site now holds the accolade of being the launch pad for the longest distance flown from Cumbria.
• The fields directly below the take off area have now been officially negotiated as a bomb-out field useful for the PG pilot only.
• Please do not use them when the grass is getting ready for cutting as these are used as hay fields.
• These fields are useful in an emergency but should not be regarded as the main landing out option; the lower ones are undoubtedly the better.
• Hang Gliding
• A pleasant and interesting site to fly with the take off ranging from easy to, "I don't want to do that again!"
• Easy top landing but keep well back until familiar with the approach.
• Beware of small trees on the overshoot.
• Better thermal than ridge soaring site.
• If bottom landing try to pick a field without crop or stock; many are available adjacent to the road which crosses the plain in front of take off.

Authoritative sources

Check current site guidance

• Cumbria Soaring Club — site guide
• Cumbria Soaring Club — club home

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