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   Mount Caburn -rate- (4.3/5 - 3 votes)
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Last update : Dec 4th 2011
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GPS coordinates : take off : 50°51'41" (50.8615)N; 0°3'3" (0.0509)E - Elevation : 137 m.
landing : 50°51'27" (50.8577)N; 0°3'25" (0.057)E - Elevation : 7 m.
Take off : Take off is on the peak of the hill. A 10 minute walk up the hill (150m)
Landing : South of the take off, in between the railway and road. The landing field is huge, but often contains cows. Do not overfly the cottages near to the entrance to the landing field.
Going there : There is a car park in the landing field, or the site is an easy 15-20minute walk from Glynde railway station, by the Airworks school.
Comments : A conical dome, extending to a south-west face and bowl beyond. It is often affected by the sea breeze which can make the air rough. The lift band is typically small, and the site can become crowded. Marshalling restrictions are sometimes applied.
Weather hazards : Standard British caveats, however this site often blows out in the sea breeze in the summer afternoon.
Flight regulation : There is controlled airspace just to the north of the hill at 3500 ft msl. This drops to 2500 ft. a few kilometres further north.
People to contact : Local club : Southern Hang Gliding Club : http://www.shgc.org.uk/
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Website : http://www.shgc.org.uk/
Tourism  : na.
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 Pros on Mount Caburn
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 gps logs of flights from Mount Caburn

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 Situation
Take off : 50.8615 N; 0.0509 E
Landing : 50.8577 N; 0.057 E
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Local weather :
from Shoreham Airport (4.98 km from the site):
  • Age : 4:19 hr ago
  • Wind : SW at 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Visibility : 11 miles
  • Clouds : mostly cloudy
  • Temp : 52F (11C)
  • Dewpt : 48F (9C)
  • Humidity : 88%
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : NE wind is not supposed to be good for flying this site
- wind speed : 4.6 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 : Mount Caburn (50.861; 0.04995), 0.09 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
craig atwell 115.93 109.603 4:29:13 2009-07-31 View
Charlie Merrett 104.142 101.475 2:58:48 2006-09-18 View
Leszek Ziółkowski 103.118 100.194 3:54:54 2013-04-28 View
kenneth mcphee 96.158 94.349 3:41:1 2013-04-28 View
craig atwell 88.498 85.982 5:23:20 2009-06-12 View
Greg Hamerton 66.794 61.623 2:57:55 2013-04-28 View
craig atwell 61.697 60.129 2:22:48 2011-05-10 View
craig atwell 60.621 56.206 3:58:18 2009-08-22 View
craig atwell 48.462 46.783 1:44:33 2009-03-30 View
craig atwell 46.104 43.777 1:47:34 2008-10-09 View
Ian Hobbis 44.636 43.244 2:26:15 2013-04-28 View
craig atwell 43.568 42.301 1:53:33 2011-08-19 View
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