St Agnes

Closed for flying until July 15th

A cliff site with ABSOLUTELY NO BOTTOM LANDING. Beware – Perranporth Airfield Drop Zone begins just to the right of launch (i.e. towards St Agnes village). All pilots must also ensure that they do not fly in the NO FLY ZONE as marked in red on the map below.

Key information

O.S. Ref: SW 703 515
Lat/Lon: N50° 19′ 4.443″, W-5° 13′ 44.1618″
Wind Direction: NNW-NNE
Wing Type: HG & PG
RAF Ref: 3.053

  • BHPA Members

  • CP plus 25 hours. Good Slope landing ability for Paragliders. Good ability to land Hang Gliders as and when if conditions shut down.

  • KHPA

  • Hang gliding – Graham Phipps 01209 842877 or 07785 593559

    Paragliding – None

  • Jerry Ovens 07542114840

Site information

Before flying send notification to nt@khpa.co.uk as part of our agreement with the NT to let the know flying maybe taking place and it will be forwarded to them.

Altitude: 300 feet

Height Top to Bottom: N/A

Please also note: There is a permanent parachute drop zone which extends up to 15000′, so a little tricky to fly over and lies pretty much on our preferred XC route from Chapel Porth to Perran. However, para- chuting does not take place all the time, and by contacting the Cornish Parachute Club you can find out if they are active or not. If no information is available from the airfield call the Cornish Parachute Club on: 07790 439653.

Launch Notes: Be 120% certain of lift before launching. If in doubt – don’t.

Top Landing Notes: Land in the huge area behind and to the west of launch. Land well back. Do not overshoot.

Bottom Landing Notes: Not at all applicable, sea – never any beach!

Hazards: The obvious hazard of flying a site with absolutely no bottom landing and flying with radio controlled aeromodellers. The NCI Station west of launch is used by radio hams who have a CAA license to fly a kite aerial up to 600 feet.

Restricted Areas:

Airspace: This site is in a Military Low Flying Area. Be aware of Perranporth Airfield. If you are likely to fly inland clear your flying with Perranporth Airfield on: 01872 552266 (flying club) or 01872 552856 (café) try both numbers.

XC Tips: Look out for the RNAS Culdrose MATZ and ATZ downwind.

Met Services: Dialmet is available for RAF St. Mawgan and RNAS Culdrose.

All information is for guidance only. All pilots must make their own assessment of the site.

Don’t Forget: Use CANP to notam your intention to fly 4 hours beforehand.

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