109 km triangle
Ridgewell to Diss and Stradishall.
Navigational Information:
Leg From To Distance Track Mag
1 RIW DIS Diss Rail Bridge/A1066, East of town 52.5 km 46 deg
2 DIS STD Stradishall A143/B1063 E of 2 T-junctions N of village 45.9 km 238 deg
3 STD RIW Ridgewell Airfield 11.2 km 178 deg
Comments
This is 109.7 km long and will benefit from cloud streets in South Westerly or North Westerly winds. This task keeps well away from Cambridge Airfield ILS & Mildenhall and Wattisham MATZ/ATZ, so it gives you more freedom to go in any direction to find lift. Rounding the turn points is often the trickiest part of any flight and almost inevitably you lose some height. These turn points are a long way from any controlled airspace, giving great freedom to go in any direction to find lift after the turn point. Rattlesden Gliding club is nearby on the way out and on the way back. Beware of Wattsiham MATZ and particularly the ATZ. If there is any risk of penetrating the ATZ, call them in plenty of time to avoid airspace infingement.
Warnings: Ridgewell is very difficult to see from a final glide. Use Stradishall, Haverhill and Clare to guide you in, and a GPS
Detailed turn point information based on Year 2017 list.
Diss
DIS
A
Rail Bridge/A1066
E of town, 12 NM ENE of Honington airfield.
16
SSW
Norwich
612.54 279.28
52 22.221N 001 07.241E
171
Stradishall
STD
C
A143/B1063
E of 2 T-junctions N of village, 9 NMl SW of Bury St Edmunds
15 NM ESE Cambridge
574.78 253.05
52 08.886N 000 33.186E
184
A full list of BGA turning points can be downloaded via the British Gliding Association site: www.gliding.co.uk
On-route Navigational features and Gliding Clubs:
To DISS: Sudbury and Lavenham airfield and Wattisham A/F (long tarmac runway), Rattlesden G/C (difficult to see but worth putting in GPS), Bury on left, Stowmarket on right with railway junction to north, A45 There is a railway line heading NE from Stowmarket to Diss
To: Stradishall: Very easy, as its due south of Bury St Edmunds, and has a solar farm which you will have seen on local soaring flights.
To Ridgewell: Head due south from Stradishall.