South Downs · Sky Surfing Club
Mercury (Wether Down)
A long east-facing ridge soarable end to end, with a bowl at the south end. Known to the locals as Wether Down.
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Before you goTop-field parking north of the gate is limited to 25 cars, and the Southampton control area sits just two miles downwind.
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NE–E
Context only, never a go-call
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An east-facing ridge of approximately 1.25km that works on winds from 045 to 100 degrees, with a bowl at the south end and shallowing to the north. It stays soarable for its full length.
Paragliders need CP plus 10 hours here, with no red ribbons, because of the complexities of sharing the site with modellers on one side and hang gliders on the other.
Hang gliders launch alongside the southern fence; paragliders keep at least 200m north of it for separation.
Top landing is straightforward and clean for paragliders; hang gliders should set up an approach from the south to avoid the aeromodellers' circuit at the north end of the ridge. The main bottom landing fields are B1 and B2 immediately below take-off, but do not assume they are available, check first.
The Southampton control area sits two miles downwind, so mind a downwind drift.
Off the A3(M) to Clanfield, then East Meon to Warnford and the farm track.
Power lines cross the top field, and strong winds bring turbulence off the tree line and a funnel effect. Southerlies are a problem, and model aircraft fly here.
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