Para-Excellence shares the majority of
its sites with the North Wales Hg & PG Club. North Wales can
be a sensitive area, so if you are a visitor please contact us
before you fly and find out any restrictions which may be in
force. In common with the North Wales Hg & PG Club, our sites
are Strictly Members Only, but we welcome
visitors as long as they are accompanied by one of our pilots.
Many of the sites are large and quite daunting on a first visit,
the landings are often remote from the hill and difficult to find
so this restriction should not be too much of a burden. Our sites
are never crowded, but as all our sites are suitable for both HG
and PG if you find it difficult to fly with other craft this is
maybe not the place for you. Although there are often separate
landings, we share take-off areas, and both fly (and drink)
together in harmony.
We fly mostly on the coast and around
the Conwy Valley on the edges of Snowdonia. This means that even
on our1200 ft. hills the landings are at or about sea level,
useful when cloudbase is low inland. We also benefit from being
in the weather shadow of Snowdonia, with dryer and warmer days.
In summer there is almost always a steady sea breeze. On good
days flights from our sites take us into and over the mountains.
SOME SITES
(just a few to whet your
appetite)
Pen y Gaer
Grid ref SH 750 693 .................. Best wind direction NNE
.................... Height 1240ft
Special Conditions
Caution major power lines & fast jets, also take care when
outlanding as several of the nieghbouring landowners are extremely unfriendly toward pilots landing
unannounced. Must not be flown
unless accompanied by someone from Para-Excellence (landowners
rules). A serious XC site for CP plus 20 hrs only.
Trefriw
Grid ref SH 764 639 .................. Best wind direction SE
...................... Height 1160ft
Special Conditions
NWHG & PG Club site. Can rotor in stronger winds. Make sure
that your glide is up to making the landing area - its a long
way! See the farmer in LZ first.
The NW ridge although mainly used as an early training slope, has proved a
useful XC starting point.
Great
Orme
Grid ref SH 765 833................. Best wind direction SW
......................... Height 580ft
Special Conditions
NWHG & PG Club site. Situated within the country park and
surrounded by SSSI's - make sure you follow site rules.
Foel
Lus
Grid ref SH 734 764................. Best wind direction NE-N-NW
......................... Height 1100ft
Special Conditions
Site shared with NWHG & PG Club. Fast Jets -
make sure you freephone. Visiting pilots park at the pillars do
not drive up unsurfaced road.
Penmaen
Bach
Grid ref SH 752 778................. Best wind direction NE
......................... Height 580ft
Special Conditions
Site shared with NWHG & PG Club. Park at top
of Sychnant Pass - do not drive off road.
!!CLOSED
SITES!!
The
following sites are closed at present and must not be flown under
any circumstances.
Eigiau
-----
closed until further notice.
Orme (South take off) ----- closed until further notice.
Pen y Castell ------ only open when the landowner has no sheep
in the area.
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Last revised
30 January 2008
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