Long Knoll
Wind directions:
SSE,S,SSW
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Location:
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Permission:
Open
Site Officer:
Rich Harding
Restrictions:
No training.
Lat, Long:
51.138202 N 2.292962 W
Launch height (ft)
850
Grid ref:
ST 796 377
Height TTB (ft)
200
Pilot Rating:
Club Pilot
Rich Harding
Take off
Anywhere on the east end of the ridge.
Local Flying
The site can be very rough at times, so take care - at least one paraglider pilot has been blown back into the fence that runs along the spine of the hill.
XC Flying
Has good potential for paraglider XC flying. It can be difficult to get away from as you have to commit to leaving at a lower height than is usual. Beware of the wild-life park at Longleat, 2 miles to the N.
Top Landing
It is a spine backed ridge, so top landing is virtually impossible on a hang glider but paragliders can land on the side of the hill.
Bottom Landing
In the fields below the hill if they are not in crop - beware that they slope gently away from the hill. Look out for barbed wire fences. Paragliders can land on the side of, or at the foot of the hill in the same field as take-off.
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