Shelley Beach
HANG GLIDING
One of
the best known coastal sites in WA, a large coastal site suitable for beginners
with fantastic scenery, good access and a developed take off area with wooden
and GRP takeoff ramps.
Site Type |
Direction |
Rating |
Take off Altitude |
Coastal Ridge |
ESE to SSE |
Restricted |
320ft |
Getting There:
Turn Left off Lower Denmark Road at the signposted
turn off to Cosy Corner. Turn Right up hill after the Torbay Motel, then left
onto a good gravel road at the top of the hill. Follow this to the end where it
splits right to the lookout/takeoff and left down to the bottom landing, beach
and camping ground.
Flying:
There
is a sign at the entry of the car park.
Please look at it and respect the information, it tells you where the
set up area is and the possible landing area if conditions allow. Please note
the Hang Glider set up area is at
the west area of the site, all pilots make sure you set up in this area and launch
as soon as possible to allow the area to be used by others ,
There are
2 main areas to fly this sight
1 With an
East to South East wind the main face will be
flyable this face is the ridge on the far side of the bottom campsite (be aware
if the wind has some south in it the far end of the ridge may have some
turbulence in the corner). Seek local
advice if you intend to top land as a slight shift in wind direction can
make top landing a challenge.
2 when the
wind is in the South South East it is usually light and only the south face
to the right of take off is flyable. Often in
these conditions it can become crowded and is recommended that a maximum of 4 Hang gliders
or Para gliders fly at any one time . In these conditions
keep you air time to a 20min maximum and land at the bottom.
PLEASE NOTE THIS SITE GUIDE IS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
ALBANY HANG GLIDING CLUB AIRMANSHIP NOTE.