Take-off – Slieau Ruy
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 54.2124, -4.5610
- Altitude
- 409 m
- Region
- Isle of Man, IM
- Landing
- 1.3 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
SE Slieau Ruy is located within Class D controlled airspace. You must request clearance to fly here from Ronaldsway Air Traffic Control on 01624 827546.
Getting there
Park at the three way (triangle) junction on the Eyreton rd and walk up the track to take-off. Quite a long walk, but well worth it. Access by 4x4 no longer allowed.
Comments
This site offers a 1046 ft top to bottom and is a good south easterly site with easy top landing and hugh bottom landings. It was not used much for a while due to Beinn-y-Phott offering more reliable thermal activity but more recently Slieau Ruy has made something of a come back. Evening glides to the Crosby pub are possible making the walk up more rewarding. Rdge runs possible to Greeba to the southwest, Colden, Baldwin and Bein-y-Phott to northeast.