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Suitability
Hang Glider
Club
Pilot (3 hrs. either side of low
tide)
Suitability
Paraglider
Club
Pilot (3 hrs. either side of low
tide)
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Dimensions
200
- 300 feet 10 miles
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Harards
Do not fly over Tregantle Fort (obvious large fort to the West of Freathy)
when the red flags are flying, as this a military firing range!
Firing Ranges
Information.
Do
not handle anything that could be a Shell or Ammunition
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Freathy
site is also a privately owned car park, £2, if the attendant is present.
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Rigging
Good
grassy area (if not full of cars.)
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Top
Landing
Near
the crest of the hill to avoid rotor. Never go back beyond the downwind
hedge,or you may not be
able to penetrate forward again. Keep on lots of speed
to fly through any rotor and wind shear.
If the car park is full in summer, an alternative landing area is
found opposite Tregantle Fort.
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Bottom
landing
For
HG it is only possible 3
hours either side of low tide
and is to the left of take off. NB. Beware of cross-winds and people on
the beach!
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Hazards
Check
for wind lines on the sea to confirm the true wind direction. As the wind
funnels up the gullies in the cliffs and appears to be directly on to the
cliffs when it is not, and providing poor or very little lift.
Fields
in front of Take-Off and to the left hand side have been cleared of
bracken, and posts with wire inserted,
removing
the option to land immediately in front, if launch is aborted
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Local
Flying
If
the wind is off to the south pilots can fly to Looe and back or can
sometimes fly to Rame Head or the Polhawn
Field end of the bay.
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Nearest
Telephone
Amongst
the chalets to the right of take off, use the coast road for access, and
then turn up the first right
hand track, follow it up and round to the left.
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Nearest
Hospital
Telephone:
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Directions
Take
Torpoint ferry from Plymouth and join A374 to Anthony for 3 miles, fork
left on the B3247 for a mile. Turn left at the "T" junction and
then next right to join the Rame Head coast road marked "Whitsands".
Follow this road 1 mile to Freathy.
From the A38 it may be quicker to avoid Plymouth and the ferries by
continuing across the Tamer bridge for 7 miles to Trerulefoot roundabout,
then take the A374 for Torpoint, turning off after another 6 - 7 miles to
Crafthole on the B3247. Continuing along the coast road to Freathy.
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Parking
Parking,
Take Off & Landing field is on the left just before a farm track. You
may have to pay
to use this field in summer, or if the owner, Mr Gynn from Canada is in
residence at the farm behind take off, [ look for the Canadian flag flying
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