Take-off – Rosbeigh
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 52.0475, -9.9802
- Altitude
- 255 m
- Region
- Kerry, IE
- Landing
- 0.9 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Take off just above the beach at 250m just in front of the car parking area. There is a second take off 50metres below the top for when the wind is more than 20km/hour.
Getting there
From Killarney take the west for At Glenbeigh take the road to Rosbeigh Beach. From the beach follow the road up the coast for 1km, the way up to the site is from the back of the hill. take left turn and follow the track up to the car park on the top. The road is very rough, but all call will make it to the top. Go slowly.
Weather
Wind compression at the top launch area shows 10km/hr more than the actual wind. For a lighter wind launch then go 50 metres below the top take off (below the wire) where there is an area which has been cleared for launching 2-3 gliders. Wind speed here is the actual wind speed.
Rules / airspace
Keep below 5500ft
Comments
dont get blown over the back! Speed bar (accelerator) is often necessary. Dont land in the sea!