Site Name | Nappa Scar |
Site Status | Amber |
Site Officer | North (Turn on JavaScript!) |
Important Notices / Recent Issues | No XC flights between Aug 12th - Dec 31st inclusive (shooting season). |
Site Reference | 17.069 (Use for CANP mid-week) |
Wind Direction | SW (210 - 240) |
Site Lat Long | 54.327339, -2.066219 |
OS Grid | SD 960 925 |
Height | 1675' (510m) AMSL. 525' (160m) Top to Bottom. 1020' (310m)Top to valley bottom |
Grade Of Flyer | PG – Experienced |
Parking | Follow the Reeth road from Askrigg and park at the side of the road where the wall on the right side of the road ends. |
Access | From the parking spot follow the wall across the moor until a gate is reached. Go through the gate (please close) and walk to the top of the ridge. |
Capacity | In light conditions no more than 5. |
Hazards | The site has sharp crags below the top crags. Severe turbulence may be experienced if trying to scratch, especially when the wind is off the face.
SEVERE ROTOR has been reported on the top, especially in strong winds and extending a fair way back.
If you don't want to land at the bottom, fly back towards the parking area and land just before the road. |
Rules | No XC flights between Aug 12th - Dec 31st inclusive (shooting season). From Jan 1st - Aug 11th XC flights are permitted; attain at least 1,000 feet ATO before going over the back (to be sure of clearing the moor) going towards Swaledale. No low flights or landing on the moor in any circumstances. |
Other Comments | Beware of turbulence (especially if the wind is slightly off) and rotor. An under used site with similar XC potential to Stags Fell and an alternative soaring site when Stags Fell is busy. |
Owner | Top – Stephen Fawcett, Brookside, Nappa Scar. Bottom – Robert Fawcett, Woodhall Park Farm. |
Nearest landline / Mobile reception | At Askrigg. |
This flying site was last edited on: 11 Aug 2019 | |
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