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McGregor, Andrew

More options 6 Apr, 18:36

From: "McGregor, Andrew" <Andy.McGre...@tech21.co.uk>

Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:36:05 +0100

Local: Mon 6 Apr 2009 18:36

Subject: RE: {SHPF - } Re: Hill Advice

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Paul,

Sorry, I also missed your earlier e-mail.

I'm Inverness based and there are a small bunch of us on this google
group: http://groups.google.com/group/parahighlands Give us a shout
nearer the time and you may find someone else to fly with.

There are no particular wind roses other than XC Weather or the MWIS
moutain forecast site. The wind in the mountains can be quite fickle so
finding a flying site normally involves looking an OS map and picking
any face you fancy which faces into wind. With the Outdoor Access Code,
you have freedom to fly from any of the hills up here, provided you act
responsibly.

Steve has already mentioned the Highland Restricted Area - most of the
Western highlands can be very busy with jets during the week so it's
worth reading up carefully on the restrictions.

Safe flying,

Andy

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From: shpf@googlegroups.com [mailto:shpf@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Steve
Sent: 04 April 2009 10:43
To: shpf@googlegroups.com
Subject: {SHPF - } Re: Hill Advice

Hi Paul -
Just saw your email, apologies for not getting back sooner. May
generally provides our most 'active' flying with strong thermals and
conditions which can be very challenging. These are large coastal hills
and are remote in the sense that it is possible to get yourself a long
way from populated areas quite quickly. It's not a place I would suggest
anyone visit alone without good mountain flying experience behind them.

Also, do note that Torridon sits inside the highland restricted area for
military flying. You can read up on that here:
http://garywilliamson.co.uk/highland/content/view/18/28/

It is a great place to fly though and it's quite possible that someone
will be heading over there so if you are planning to fly then you could
get in touch and we could see if anyone will be up there that you could
hook up with?

Cheers,
Steve.

On Wed, 2009-03-25 at 06:04 -0700, Paul Thompson wrote:
> Hello,

> I'm a low airtime CP (member of the Thames Valley club). I'll be in
> the Torridon area of Scotland for a week at the beginning of May for
> walking and cycling but I'm very tempted to bring my wing too.

> Is anyone able to advise me on some good hills in the area which would
> be suitable for a bit of ridge soaring or long top to bottoms. Are
> there any wind roses available on the net?

> Thanks

> Paul

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