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   Balquidder -rate- (3/5 - 1 vote)
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Last update : Nov 8th 2009
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GPS coordinates : take off : 56°21'11" (56.3533)N; 4°28'59" (4.4831)W - Elevation : 637 m.
landing : 56°20'26" (56.3407)N; 4°29'24" (4.49)W - Elevation : 152 m.
Take off : Take off on SE, S or SW aspect according to wind
Landing : na.
Going there : From Balquidder drive 8km West up the valley parking the car off the road on the grass beside the cattle grid.

Comments : na.
Weather hazards : na.
Flight regulation : This is an unregulated mountain site
People to contact : www.shpf.co.uk
www.freeflyscotland.co.uk
www.ochilspgc.org.uk
www.llsc.org.uk
Parking :
Website : not available
Tourism  : na.
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 Situation
Take off : 56.3533 N; 4.4831 W
Landing : 56.3407 N; 4.49 W
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Local weather :
from Glasgow Airport (54.07 km from the site):
  • Age : 10 min ago
  • Wind : ESE at 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Visibility : greater than 7 miles
  • Clouds : clear skies
  • Temp : 54F (12C)
  • Dewpt : 36F (2C)
  • Humidity : 51%
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : E wind is not supposed to be good for flying this site
- wind speed : 3.6 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
 Leonardo flights [?] - Top ten Leonardo flights at a glance (our advice for a clearer view : view the map fullscreen, without showing tasks).
takeoff : Meall Taurnie (56.5091; -4.44128), 17.5 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Triantafyllos Gkikopoulos 11.704 10.562 0:26:8 2009-03-21 View
Triantafyllos Gkikopoulos 10.834 3.851 0:57:12 2007-03-02 View
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