Wiltshire / Berkshire / Oxfordshire Downs. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Combe Gibbet.
Managing club: Thames Valley Hang Gliding Club · Access: open sensitive
Best Workable Not recorded
Combe Gibbet is a flying site in Wiltshire / Berkshire / Oxfordshire Downs with a recorded launch elevation of 220 m. It works best in northerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Combe Gibbet doesn't cover.
Short extracts from Thames Valley Hang Gliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Gets very busy on weekends. Only open in the Summer and access restricted - see club web site. Thermals usually stream off the hill in three places; the nose directly in front of the Gibbet, the nose to the west that is becoming covered in…
Grass hill with lots of space. Hang gliders take off on the lip of the hill in front of the Gibbet; Paragliders take off l00m to the West.
Pilot rating required: CP. CANP reference: Combe Gibbet SU362623.
If bottom landing; pilots should note trees, slope of field (especially in a North Westerly), proximity of road, hedges, lines and other pilots! The site becomes rough in any wind east of north.
Check airspace to the south for XC Status Combe Gibbet is now OPEN for HG and PG and closes 1st September 2011. First pilot on the hill for the season please turn the sign on the gate to open.
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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