Elevation: Launch:
150' asl...LZ 0' asl
Direction of Launch: SSE - SW
Site Suitable for: HG & PG
Location: Advocate, Nova Scotia .
35 km west of Parrsboro on Rte 206
Regulating Body: HPAAC and The Cape
Chignecto Park Commission |
Primary Local Contacts
PG: Michael Fuller...Tel. 902-254-2972 or 254-3788
PG: Brian Wheaton....Tel. 902 254-2583 |
Flying Season: Assign
value 0,1,2,3 0r 4 (highest)
Spring 3
Summer 4
Fall 3
Winter: 1 |
|
Type of Site:
This site consists of a 12 kilometer coastal ridge which conforms
to the shape of a very large and sweeping Bay. Only the eastern
most portion of the ridge has been flow
(3 Km) due to the curvature of the ridge and the predominant
SW wind.
The ridge climbs to 350' a quarter mile west of launch. and
to 600" further out towards the Cape
Type of Flying:
Ridge:Yes,
Thermal: unlikely, Coastal Convergence:
Possible
XC Potential: Good (out and back
or straight run out)
Cape Chignecto in the Fall
|
Description of Launch:
Cliff. PG - Groomed launch and set up area.
Cliff HG - 500' east of PG launch. In development |
Description of LZ:
Beach. Caution - Extreme tidal range. (See endnote) |
|
Vehicle / Transportation Requirements:
Any Vehicle. Access to launch for HG is possible with permission
of Park staff.
|
HPAC Skill Level Requirements:
Student (with instructor), Novice, Intermediate or Advanced
Mild Conditions: Student with instructor), Novice |
|
Skill Level Verification Requirements:
Student (with instructor), Novice, Intermediate or Advanced
|
|
HPAC Rating: Novice
|
|
Site Regulation: Informal HPAC
Insurance, Local Club Waiver
|
|
Other Information:
This site has been flown quite extensively. It is within the
boundaries of the recently (97) established Cape Chignecto
Provincial Park. The will of the park governors to allow continued
use of the park for HG and PG is positive although entrenched
guidelines are only now being developed (99). It is very important
that any pilot flying this beautiful ridge do so only with
the understanding that the entrenched use of this site depends
on the responsible flying of all of us ! We don=t
want to lose this one!
Important Note: The Bay of Fundy
exhibits a phenomenal tidal range. At certain phases of the
moon the high tide can reach the base of the cliffs. Low tide
is equally exaggerated.. SE winds have a nasty habit of being
short lived before they shift into the SW.
The short lived SE wind makes the long ridge on the NW side
of the Bay difficult to fly. The intertidal zone on this side
is also very narrow. It is recommended that only pilots very
experienced in coastal flying attempt this ridge.
[ Top ]
|
