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Reproduced
by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller
of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright MC100033808
An excellent training and/or
testing slope but a very gentle incline with little or no soaring potential.
Can suffer rotor in winds off to the west. A useful alternative slope when the
sea-breeze wind shift renders the West site slope unflyable. Slope is subject
to scrub regeneration management and will therefore become less useful.
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| Thanks
to Don (Shippo) for all site photos |
| ACCESS | From the duty car park carry across the top of Butser, through the gate east of the radio mast and towards the A3 and over the stile in the top fence. Then follow the tree line down to the rigging area. |
| RIGGING | Back up slope from the Launch area. |
| TAKE OFF | Immediately below the wooded area. |
| LANDING | Down slope into the bowl or side landing onto the slope. |
| HAZARDS | Modern hang-gliders in fair conditions could glide beyond the normal bottom landing. |
| RULES | The whole slope and landing areas are within the Park and so there is no need to seek prior permission. One glider in the air at a time and hang-gliders must wait until the bottom landing area is clear. |
| CONSIDER | This
is an extremely limited site. Share the time and space. Aeromodellers use the slope above the wooded area and generally stay back, however the glider launch site is below their line of site and unintended conflict for air space can occur. Make contact so that they know you will be flying from lower down, keep a close watch for models and do not assume that you have been seen at launch. |
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| Thanks
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