Take-off
Walk N from the parking spot to the top of the hill Wind at take off will be about double that at the car park
Kaim Hill - Fairlie paragliding site and weather forecast
UK. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Kaim Hill - Fairlie.
Altitude355 m
Launch directionsW, NW
Coordinates55.7433, -4.8330
AreaUK
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Kaim Hill - Fairlie is a hill site in UK with a recorded launch elevation of 355 m. It works best in westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Kaim Hill - Fairlie
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Kaim Hill - Fairlie doesn't cover.
Stronend (NW face)northerly wind, 54 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 510 m · N, NW launchTinto (North)north-easterly wind, 73 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 378 m · N launchMyreton - Ochilssouth-easterly wind, 77 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 372 m · SE, S, SW launchCampsiessoutherly or south-westerly wind, 48 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 360 m · S, SW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Landing
Land beside the carpark
Access and parking
2km S of Fairlie village turn E uphill on a minor road (The Moor Road). After driving uphill for approx 2km park at the cattle grids
Flight rules
This is a regulated site due the fact that it is on the edge of class D airspace (Glasgow airport) and it is close to Hunterson Nuclear Power station (aerial exclusion zone) Please sign a copy of the Campsie agreement before flying here.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Kaim Hill - Fairlie
Campsies48 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 360 m · S, SW launchStronend (NW face)54 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 510 m · N, NW launchTinto (North)73 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 378 m · N launchTinto (South)73 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 520 m · S launchDumyat75 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 360 m · S launchDungavel75 km away · Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club · 501 m · W launch
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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