Builth Wells

Red, no landing.  Purple, no overflying.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Pay the farmer £5 per glider (Snowy Powell, she also does B&B 01982 552678)

One of the fields near the farm house has large numbers of free range chickens. Please do not over fly them below ridge height.

Grid Reference

Builth Wells SO081523

Wind Direction

WNW - NNE ( 300° - 20°)  Best NW-NNW

Height

395m  ( 1300′ )  650′ TTB

Extent of site

Just over a mile of ridge.

GRADE OF FLYING

All grades of pilots

All pilots must be current members of the BHPA or a foreign equivalent that also holds valid 3rd party insurance.

Hazards

Can get rough flying and top landing in strong winds due to ridge on the other side of the valley. (more applicable to HG)

PGs are advised to top land near the front of the ridge to avoid rotor.

Capacity

Many on a good day.

Access

Take the A481 out of Builth Wells, turn right after about 3 miles (by an egg stall). Follow lane to Tremaen Farm (pay £5, per glider, in the tin by the front door) Carry on about 330m and turn left though gate, saying Private, and follow track to the top. Then follow the ridge face going NE for a few hundred metres.

Parking

In the field marked Private before next gate.

TAKE OFF AREA

Anywhere suitable along the ridge.

Landing areas

PG field. In the field above the carpark field but NE of the track.

HG emergency field. A long field by the A481 towards the east end of the site.