DESCRIPTION

A smooth grassy double sided east / west ridge with both the north and south sides soarable and trees below the south launch. Due to rules put in place during negotiations with the Landowner this is a CLOSED CLUB SITE. You must be a current financial member of the Melbourne Hang Gliding Club or Skyhigh Paragliding Club to fly this site, see below for contact details. Also, you must not fly alone - there must be at least two people, even non-flyers.

ACTIVITIES

- paragliding
- hanggliding
- hike
- soaring
- thermals
- xc

weather

In summer, drive very slowly along the dusty track from the highway to the LZ, because in a N wind, the dust blows onto the two or three houses along the way. There is a power line directly below the northern launch at the foot of the hill. There are also power lines in alternative landing paddocks on the south side. This site can become very turbulent in NE or NW winds, be extremely careful when low either side of knolls.

access

Near Flowerdale, 60km NNE of Melbourne. Note that the site map deliberately does not show the exact site location - contact club member of MHGC or Skyhigh to locate.

regulation

As mentioned above, All pilots must be current financial members of the Melbourne Hang Gliding Club or Skyhigh Paragliding Club. This site was only recently re-opened (February 1998) so please respect the site rules as arranged with the private owner of this property. This site is privately owned by Terry Hubbard who MUST be contacted by the first people arriving. This site is on the edge of a 4500' to 7500' controlled airspace step.