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Tinto (South)

South-facing ridge site · 520 m takeoff

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Overview

Tinto (South) is a hill site in Southern Scotland with a recorded launch elevation of 520 m. It works best in southerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and south-westerly 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 Tinto (South) 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: South-East to South-West. The club weather station is situated on club land on Howgate Hill just to the west of the normal launch area near the crest of the ridge. See live data elsewhere on this site. Source: Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club site guide

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • EDI Edinburgh Airport45 km
  • GLA Glasgow Airport56 km
  • PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport56 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Tinto (South); 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 Tinto (South).

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Flying nearby

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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 Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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