Black Combe (East)

Location

SW Lakes - nr Millom

Details

Given suitable light to moderate conditions this is a superb place to fly.

Local Sites Contact - Keith Paterson mobile 07841 056727

Site Officer

Keith Paterson :

Postcode for Sat Nav Systems (read the Health Warning!)

LA18 5LU - This is the closest mail delivery point to the flying site and is positioned at:

Hallbeck house just to the west of parking on the A595

Getting There

The area is off to the north of the main A595(T) halfway between Whicham and the A5093 junction to Millom. Approach from a lay-by on the left of the road (if heading west) near the entrance to Beckside farm.

Getting to takeoff

If permission has been granted (see below) then follow the approach marked on the site map, passing to the left of a small wood to the open fell. Aim for and follow a track that runs diagonally across the hillside. An alternative is to walk to just beyond Whicham Mill and
then up onto the hillside before heading back south.

If its light worth walking up to the right side of the bowl higher up.

Permission to use site

Please go through the formality of asking permission first and checking that a landing field is available. Hallbeck House; the farmer farms at Beck Side farm. Field L3 can be used for bottom landing if preferred; check first at Parsonage Farm - usually a field in the valley out from take off will be suggested.

Additional Safety Notes

There can be rotor along the summit above the crags. The site is very prone to sea breeze in summer whereby the wind shifts rapidly to the south. Top landing areas are good although watch the wind gradient. Check out the landing fields; some of them slope slightly.

Paragliding

Beware of the wind gradient and possible problems with pushing forward over the upper slopes. See HG information.

Hang Gliding

Quite a stiff carry up! There are no known vices but the site is little flown. The area is occasionally used by gliders aero-towed across from Walney. A number of top landing areas are available at different heights from the summit down.

XC potential

The site lies at the very western edge of the Lake District area and so has the potential to produce tremendous cross country distances. However, XC potential in an easterly is not brilliant as there is airspace downwind at both Eskmeals and at Sellafield. The Irish Sea might come into the equation as well. To go XC it might help to try to head north as much as possible. Flights to Whitehaven and Keswick have been done.

No photos available for this site. Good quality photos of CSC sites always required.

Local Information - Pubs/Food etc

Nearest pubs to the site - for post flying debriefing only! You may find details of other facilities here

This page shows records for this site. Some of the older records are not very detailed. More recent records may have an igc file available You can right click and download this to your PC. You can then use IGC Flight replay to view the flight.

Data Resources

Follow the links to see the site in Google Earth and Google Street view. To access the former, you will need to have Google Earth installed on your PC. You can also upload your flights to GE - use GPS Dump (Links Page) to convert a variety of GPS file formats to a GE kml file.

Link	Resource Type	Notes
	Google Earth - Car Park
	Google Earth - Take Off	Take off for a flight on 28 June 2009
	Google Street View - Parking	Park on the left and then walk up the track on the right of the road. Don't block the farmyard entrance.