Frocester: W-NW; 720' asl; 250' ttb; (SO 794 012 - sheet 162), site code 2.079
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Sites Officer:
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Wayne Buckland (07977 543746).
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Rating:
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Experienced pilots only due to technical take-off and narrow lift band. Novice pilots may only fly under the supervision of an experienced club member who knows the site and conditions well.
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Permission:
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This is an Open Site. Please abide by Avon Club Rules and if you are not a club member read the section for Non-Members. Please note this is a very sensitive site.
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Parking:
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Park in the car park behind take-off unless the area is full, in which case park in the northern car park. Do not drive on the grass.
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Rigging:
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Over the stile from the picnic area. Take care not to damage the wall beneath the stile.
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Take Offs:
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The centre of the west facing bowl. The true wind direction should be checked at the trig point to the south of launch before flying. Paraglider pilots should be especially careful on take-off as it is often turbulent. Beware of the barbed wire fence behind launch and do not launch directly in front of rigging hang gliders. On one occasion a paraglider pilot was dragged back onto a hang glider and broke its keel.
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Local Flying:
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If the wind is from the WSW or NW it can be turbulent in the air. This area is shared with the Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club so please read the agreement we have with them. When flying locally do not fly more than 100 yrds north of take-off unless you are at least 600' ato. or below the ridge and going to land, as this is the glider tug flight path. Paragliders need a little more height than hang gliders before heading into the main bowl to the south of take-off. Always get briefed by a local pilot before flying.
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XC Flying:
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This is a very popular site for XC flying and has produced several 90+ mile flights, although care in planning now needs to be taken to avoid Lyneham Class D Airspace.
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Top Landing:
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There is no top landing. On no account should you land in any field on the east side of the main road, no matter how tempting they may look. If you do so you could lose us the site. Do not land in the picnic area behind take-off. Paragliders can land on the slope in front of the trees to the north of take-off. It is possible for very experienced hang glider pilots to land on the slope.
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Bottom Landing:
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Is the first large square field running along the west side of the road, to the north of take-off. It cannot be seen from take-off. Beware of the power cables that run along the west and north ends of the field. Paragliders should leave the hill early if they intend to reach it although they may find it easier to land beneath the trees to the north of take-off. There is another field available closer to the hill in emergencies. It is below take-off just to the west of the two houses, ask a local pilot for details. If in doubt ask.
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Telephones:
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The Gliding Club.
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Hospitals:
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Stroud or Gloucester.
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Directions:
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The site can be found about five miles SW of Stroud on the B4066 Dursley Road just before the turn-off down the hill to Frocester Village. It is located at the south-west end of the Coaley Peak Picnic Area.
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This page last updated: 1st November, 2011
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