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Cocking Tor

NE to E facing thermal site · 288 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Cocking Tor is a flying site in Peak District with a recorded launch elevation of 288 m. It works best in north-easterly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.

Local clubs

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Cocking Tor are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • EMA East Midlands Airport37 km
  • MAN Manchester Airport57 km
  • BHX Birmingham Airport79 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Cocking Tor; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Cocking Tor.

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Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from Derbyshire Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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