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Site Name Vault Bay
Nearest Town St. Austell
O.S. Ref:  SX 006 407
Wind Direction:  ESE-SE
Wing Type:  HG & PG 
RAF Ref:  3.002
Access: KHPA members (other BHPA members by prior arrangement) Pilot Level: CP
Resident Club: KHPA Club Contact: Alan Phipps Tel: 01872 273839 
Site Warden: Roger Green 01726 69 687
Site Description: A scenic cliff site with a fairly narrow beach below.
Altitude: 300 feet  Height Top to Bottom: 300 feet 
How to get there: Tricky with narrow twisting lanes and alternative routes. The easiest approach is into the west end of the site. Get an O.S. Map.
Vehicle Access & Parking: No vehicles to be parked on the roads or fields. Unload your gear and remove your vehicle to one of the car parks shown on the plan.
Rules and Restrictions: Please strictly adhere to the usage conditions, landing and parking arrangements.
Rigging Notes: 

Marshalling: Use common sense and consideration for others.

Launch Notes: Beware of turbulence from the trees and hedges in front of the west launch.

Top Landing Notes: Land in whichever of the 3 fields is clear of livestock. DO NOT land in any field where livestock may be disturbed. Beware of rotor downwind of hedges and wind shear where fields slope away downwind.

Bottom Landing Notes: The beach can be narrow and a cross wind landing will be required. The carry up is long and steep. 

Hazards: Wind shear at the back of the landing area. Keep speed on and aim to land near the brow.

Restricted Areas: Avoid all fields outside the site boundary, except where indicated land. 

Airspace: This site is in a Military Low Flying Area.

XC Tips: 

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: Military Freephone for midweek flying. 
0800 51 55 44

Red Arrows, Royal Flights and TRAs. 
0500 35 48 02

 

 
 

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