NON LLSC SITE - Abington (White Hill) is a Cloudbusters Training site. Peter Shields (Cloudbusters) negotiated this site and is usually willing to allow small numbers of club members to fly here subject to phoning him first.
Brief Site Description:
Smooth round topped hill, flat on top. Needs Westerly. North West or South West don't really work. Usually good when Broughton is blown out.
How to get there:
From M74, Junction 13, Abington Services, travel to south end of Abington Village and turn left across the railway and river Clyde. Turn left and drive 2km to site,stop beside cattle grid. Park sensibly.
Restricted Areas:
Fields with crops or livestock.
Parking Notes:
Park sensibly on verge at side of road. Do not obstruct gates at cattle grid.
Landowners:
N/A - All site contact via Peter Shields (Cloudbusters).
RAF Ref:
Not known
Launch Notes:
Hang-gliders: Due to this being a (non - club) PG training site it is not expected that HG will use this site.
Broughton is usually preferable in a westerly anyway.
Paragliders: Easy launch from anywhere on hill depending on wind strength.
Top Landing Notes:
Smooth flat top ideal for landing - no vices.
Bottom Landing Notes:
Hang-gliders: N/A.
ParaglidersIn the bottom field beside the road, but remember this is a training site where students have priority. Give them lots of room.
Hazards:
Hazards are walls and fences around fields. Railway and river in front of hill should not be close enough to constitute a hazard. RAF often fly this area midweek.
XC Tips:
OK for XC but fir tree plantations dominate the downwind landscape for a few kms. Current (2001) Site record is 18km to Broughton, set by Alistair Harvey(PG).
Special Rules:
All permissions and liason via Peter Shields. Remember this is a school training site and first day students could be in the air.
