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Selsley Common

North-west-facing ridge site · 202 m takeoff

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Overview

Selsley Common is a hill site in Bristol / Mendips / Cotswolds with a recorded launch elevation of 202 m. It works best in north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

Local clubs

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Selsley Common 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

  • North Easterlies and Westelies can cause very turbulent air. If its flyable there will be a local to ask. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • BRS Bristol Airport50 km
  • CWL Cardiff International Airport84 km
  • BHX Birmingham Airport88 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Selsley Common; 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 Selsley Common.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Selsley Common?

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 Avon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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