Local CHGPC flying sites

A recording of a club talk from Jean Brossard and Ross Groom about their many years of experience flying in Canterbury

Sites discussed (expand sections for diagrams):

Taylors Mistake

Scarborough Cliffs (PG3 launch & approach from Taylors Mistake)

Towers (dying Southerly)

Upper Cass (dying Southerly)

Barnett Park

Revisiting the Heathcote Landing commonly associated with flying at the Gondola

Allandale

Little River

Launch sites and house thermal

Main landing paddock and air flow

Effects of NE sea breeze and alternate landing options

This chat was mainly aimed at the newer lower airtime pilots.

This talk was given to members of the Canterbury Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club (CHGPC) on 12 December 2024.