Take-off
Ideally you will have at least 50 hours post Club Pilot, be competent in ground handling and have recent flight currency. Take off is from a field in front of the tram lines.
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Bulgham Bay paragliding site and weather forecast
Live seven-day flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Bulgham Bay.
Altitude148 m
Launch directionsNot recorded
Coordinates54.2475, -4.3691
AreaIsle of Man
Managing club: Manx Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club · Access: membership
Site briefing
Planning information for Bulgham Bay
Landing
You will need to be able to quickly recognise diminishing lift and make timely, accurate and safe landing decisions. There is plenty of space on take off but bomb out options are not plentiful.
Access and parking
Visiting trained pilots welcome — 30-day Visitor Membership £5 (longer stays: full/associate membership). Recreational club only: no tandems or training. You can follow the coast down to Laxey and land on the beach if you have permission from Air Traffic Control. Controlled airspace begins just south of the Bulgham Bay bowl.
Local guidance
Hazards and cautions
- It is possible to land at the bottom of the cliffs but you will need to make a careful and accurate landing.
- Land on the fields above and behind take off, a sufficient distance back to avoid rotor.
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