Places to fly...

LLSC members have a huge amount of collective knowledge about overseas (and more distant UK) locations for flying plus the conditions you are likely to encounter there.       Prior to Feb 04 you could already see some of the places that LLSC club coaches have been via their pilot profiles (click on the pictures on the club coach page).

In Feb 04 Phil Reoch suggested that a site based list of who had been where would be a valuable club resource for those planning flying ventures.    So please send an email with details of sites you have flown (maybe including a short review?)  and help others to make the most of their trips abroad by getting good advice on the likely conditions (coastal soaring / mountains with beautiful evening restitution / pumping mid day thermals) and the best times of year to go.

Note that both experienced pilots and new club pilots are welcomed to enter their names on this page.     Their experiences of the same site might be quite different but may be equally valuable to pilots thinking of going

Please note that the "Recommended" column is deeply subjective.....    If your experience is different please tell us...

Europe Site Name /
Website
People to talk to before you go... Recommended for early club pilots /experienced pilots
France Annecy
www.maison-du-moulin.co.uk
(see also news section)
Theo Rencken, David Thomson, Jerry Growdon, Brendan Reid Y (but only if you are happy with crowds) / Y
France Chamonix / Mieussy / Samoens
www.flyers-lodge.com
Theo Rencken, David Thomson, Brendan Reid, Beth Galloway  
France Laragne/St Vincent le Fort/St Andre (see also news section)
Allez-up
Mike Armstrong (HG), David Thomson, Brendan Reid, Gordon Macgregor ?/Y
France Col de Bleine Gourdon, Greolieres, Monaco
Sites guide by Ozone (click Infozone and then Gourdon) Les Basses Beaumettes Ulric and Ruth's B+B
Gordon Macgregor  
Greece Crete/Advou
www.icna.gr (see also news section)
David Thomson, John Macmillan, Peter Dreghorn, Bob Matthews, Phil Reoch Y/Y
Italy Dolomites / Val di Fassa
www.dolomitihighfly.com
? ?/Y
Italy Bassano Martin Pacitti (HG)  
Italy Monte Cucco Steve Brown (HG), Mike Armstrong (HG)  
Italy Tre Pizze Mike Armstrong (HG)  
Spain Piedrahita
www.flypiedrahita.com
Mike Armstrong (HG), David Thomson, Bruce Barrack, Gordon Macgregor, Gordon Proven, Phil Reoch, Brendan Reid, Bob Mathews, Moira Reoch, Beth Galloway and loads of others probably! Y/Y
Spain Lanzarote
(see also Brian Steele article in Flying Scot)
Beth Galloway, David Thomson, Phil Reoch, Moira Reoch  
Spain Tenerife
Moira Reoch, Beth Galloway, David Thomson, Phil Reoch  
Spain Algodonales
www.andalucian-experience.co.uk
David Thomson, Beth Galloway, Gordon Proven, Gordon Macgregor, Phil Reoch, Moira Reoch  
Spain Costa Blanca
www.doyouwanna.net
Kenny Cooper, Peter Dreghorn  
Spain Sierra Nevada
www.hotelcaliforniaspain.com
David Thomson,  Beth Galloway  
Switzerland Chatel / Villeneuve Theo  Rencken  
Turkey Olu Deniz George MacGhee, Kenny Cooper? John Fraser, Rodger Boyd Y/Y
UK Anywhere in England-shire Gordon Macgregor! n/a
Africa Site Name /
Website
People to talk to before you go... Recommended for early club pilots /experienced pilots
South Africa Hermanus, Porterville
www.paragliding.co.za/hammer/
Stephen Pegler, David Thomson, Beth Galloway, Moira and Phil Reoch  
South Africa Wilderness
www.paragliding.co.za/hammer/
 Moira and Phil Reoch  
Asia Site Name /
Website
People to talk to before you go... Recommended for early club pilots /experienced pilots
Mongolia ? Zabdi Keen (Flying Fever)  
Nepal Pokhara
Sunrise Paragliding
Zabdi Keen (Flying Fever), Douglas Bain Y/Y
The Americas Site Name /
Website
People to talk to before you go... Recommended for early club pilots /experienced pilots
Argentina Buenos Aires (Towing) Brendan Reid  
Argentina Bariloche Zabdi Keen (Flying Fever)  
Brazil Rio Mike Armstrong (HG), Phil Reoch, Moira Reoch  
Brazil Governor Valadares Phil Reoch, Moira Reoch  
Canada Golden Steve Brown (HG)  
Australasia Site Name /
Website
People to talk to before you go... Recommended for early club pilots /experienced pilots
Australia Bright/Hay Mike Armstrong (HG)  
New Zealand ? David and Beth Thomson