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News Summary

All change into October: After a full week of flying options last week, it is all change this week as the Weather forecast shows very little promise of any suitable flying days.
Highland Restricted Area: Thanks to Andy MacGregor for supplying details of the recent Aeronautical Information Circular on Flying Restrictions in the Highland Restricted Area. This document contains detailed information on the current restrictions.
Radio Frequencies: Someone recently asked about radio frequencies. Rik gave a full response on the forum but to summarise, our main radio frequency for use when flying is 143.750, although there is also a second frequency of 143.675 which tends to be used by the East Coast flyers.
Your track needs you!!: Some prior warning that volunteers are needed to help with some of the maintenance tasks at Tinto, mainly repairing the track and clearing trees. More details will be posted when dates have been decided.
News Archive: There is now a News Archive where you can find all news items posted during 2008.

Articles

Every month we will publish a new article, if available of course, so the club is always looking for interesting articles on Scottish flying. This month we feature a very relevant discussion on Spring Flying.
There is also an archive of previously published articles, both recent and not so recent (do you remember the Flying Scot?).

Sites Guide

The club Sites Guide provides a list of available sites by wind direction (or wind directions by site) along with the usual general site info.
This is now in the process of being revised and incorporated into the new website with the addition of more sites to the guide. Watch out for the new version when it becomes available.

In the meantime, how about a wee teaser? The best-known LLSC sites are Tinto and Broughton, both near Biggar, but there are also some really good lesser-known sites too. Anyone recognise these? Send your answers to info@llsclub.org.uk

About LLSC

Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club promotes safe flying for paragliders and hangliders in Scotland, and in particular around Glasgow and Edinburgh. Safety comes with experience, and all pilots are encouraged to improve their skills and knowledge through regular club activities including training and coaching sessions.

The club hosts a national forum for all Scottish pilots and those interested in free flying in Scotland.

Flying in Scotland

Scotland is a beautiful country to fly in with surprisingly many different options for such a small area. The current Scottish distance record for a paraglider is 126km, and was cut short due to running out of land! As a whole, there are very few airspace restrictions across the country, with the exception of the Central Belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Please ensure you are fully aware of any agreements and potential restrictions in force before you fly.

LLSC is an active member in the Scottish Hangliding and Paragliding Federation (SHPF).