Cornwall · Paragliding site
Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Vault Bay.
Managing club: Kernow Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association · Access: open
Site briefing
Vehicle Access & Parking:Strictly no vehicles to be parked on the roads or fields. Unload your gear and remove your vehicle to one of the car parks shown on the plan. These car parks are run by the National Trust, please pay if you park there. Rules and Restrictions: Please strictly adhere to the usage conditions, landing and parking arrangements.
Beware of turbulence from the trees and hedges in front of the west launch. Rigging Notes: Keep the landing area clear. Keep the air in front of launch clear. Marshalling: Use common sense and consideration for others.
Top Landing Notes: Try to avoid Landing outsite the designated areas. DO NOT land in any field where livestock may be disturbed. Beware of rotor downwind of hedges and wind shear where fields slope away downwind. Bottom Landing Notes: The beach can be narrow and a cross wind landing will be required. The carry up is long and steep.
Where possible KHPA sites are open to all BHPA flying members; a few are members (or accompanied guests) only. Pilot level: CP.
Hazards: Wind shear at the back of the landing area. Keep speed on and aim to land near the brow. Restricted Areas: Avoid all fields outside the site boundary, except where indicated land. Airspace: This site is in a Military Low Flying Area
All information is for guidance only. All pilots must make their own assessment of the site. Don’t Forget: Military Freephone for midweek flying. 0800 51 55 44 Red Arrows, Royal Flights and TRAs. 0500 35 48 02
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