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Rybury

West-facing ridge site · 208 m takeoff · 29 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Rybury is a flatland site in Wiltshire / Berkshire / Oxfordshire Downs with a recorded launch elevation of 208 m. It works best in westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • Status You must not fly alone at this site. The site should be open throughout 2011 but check the sign on the gate. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Local clubs

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Rybury 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

  • Flyable wind: SW-WNW Source: Thames Valley Hang Gliding Club site guide
  • Landing in the col (the gap) at the top of the bowl may result in being blown back into dangerous rotor! If the wind picks up it is generally safest to land on the shallow spur below Rybury hill fort. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • BRS Bristol Airport58 km
  • SOU Southampton Airport59 km
  • BOH Bournemouth Airport66 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Rybury; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

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

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Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Rybury?

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 Thames Valley Hang Gliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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