XC Hotspots and nots............

Misk · Post by **Misk** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:13 pm

Just been shown this on XC contest, apologies to those that have known about it for years.........

http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/useful-features/map/

Have a look around the UK for the most successful XC areas and those that still have potential to be realised. Then look at the Alps!

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:54 pm

How do you get the UK map up with all the XC hot spots? I can't seem to do it

Misk · Post by **Misk** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:59 pm

Just click the link - you should eventually get a map with european airspace on it and lots of red lines. Move it around and zoom in in the usual way?!

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:41 pm

Ahh sorted! That is amazing! If you look closely you can see a couple of traces that come out of the Lakes approach Newcastle airspace and negotiate correctly. Two pilots probably having a cracking flight together. There's also one that lands right in it, and one that lands right on the edge. It is simply amazing that "all" flights that head towards the Cheviots get decked and there is no flights what so ever coming out.

Misk · Post by **Misk** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:44 pm

The're still in there somewhere.........

John Watson · Post by **John Watson** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:02 pm

Yes theres a distinct lack of traces in Northumbria

what a surprise

--- very interesting Ian, theres not much going on from the model ridge.

AlastairW · Post by **AlastairW** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:28 pm

Just taken the time to look at it in detail.... that is brilliant Ian!

Just look at the Mynd. One of the few places in the country that the flights get so dense the coulour changes to orange.

And even Lincolnshire, the home of flatness, has a flight passing over it.

The Cheviots can not even aspire to that!

ron freeman · Post by **ron freeman** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:41 pm

This tells me that NHPC members need to start flying thier own club sites.

Also many XC were done in the Cheviots when nobody flew with GPS !

Flights from East hill to Jedburgh, thats into the Cheviots and out again.

Convergence flights from Titlington to Seahouses then to Amble !

The Borders gliding club (Millfield) also have many XC flights over 300k out & returns, wave flights to 26,000ft ! yes the Cheviots are a very exclusive place when it comes to wave flying.

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