Take-off – Kings Forest Park Hamilton aka The Nest
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 43.2136, -79.8146
- Altitude
- 161 m
- Region
- Ontario, CA
- Landing
- 0.0 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
****This is has officially been closed by the City of Hamilton*** Open meadow, 30 degree hill, lightly covered in grass, shrubs.
Getting there
Google Maps or GPS. It's in Hamilton, Ontario at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. It's above King's Forest Golf Club. The take off is 50m E from Mohawk Rd. E and Mountain Brow Blvd. intersection.
Weather
Windfinder: http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/kings_forest_park_hamilton NOAA MAPS Sounding: http://www-frd.fsl.noaa.gov/mab/soundings/reply-skewt.cgi?data_source=MAPS&lon=-79.8146&lat=43.2136&airport=%28none%29&add_hours=-3 Hamilton airport high-accuracy forecast: http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/nammeteograms/stations/712630.html
Rules / airspace
Small international airport 3 km away, so pay attention to flight path and height restrictions if you thermal out.
Comments
Site has many obstacles and they are growing in size and numbers, but it is still rewarding because it creates variety of conditions good to sharpen all skill levels. Don't expect easy soaring, or even easy soaring conditions. It could be easy soaring at times, but those days are fewer as trees grow bigger.