306 km triangle for W, WNW, WSW winds
Ridgewell to Mendlesham Mast and Husbands Bosworth.
Navigational Information:
Leg From To Distance Track Mag
1 Ridgewell MEN Mendlesham Radio Mast 42 km 69 deg
2 MEN HUS Husbands Bosworth Airfield1 47 km 284 deg
3 HUS Ridgewell Airfield 117 km 117 deg
Comments
Ideal for Westerly and WNW and WSW winds. Benefits from Cloud streets. Hus Bos is a useful into wind turnpoint, local gliders will mark thermals. Time can be gained by arriving low, rounding the turnpoint, then climbing while drifting downwind on track. Also suitable for light winds.
Unsuitable for northerly winds, due to risk of drifting into Stanstead controlled airspace on last leg if thermals are weak.
Warnings: On the last leg aim for Wratting Common, to avoid accidentally flying into 3500 feet Stanstead controlled airspace near Haverhill.Change course to Ridgewell when low enough not to infringe airspace.
Detailed turnpoint information based on Year 2001 list. Last update: 1 March 2001. All details the same as at 13 Jan 2015.
TP1: MENDLESHAM
MEN 380 C
Tall Aerial Mast
1007 ft mast NMl NE of Wattisham airfield.
10 N Ipswich 155
612.30 264.14
52 14.071N 001 06.457E
MEN
TP2: HUSBANDS BOSWORTH
HUS 298 C
Centre of Hangar complex Site of The Soaring Centre (ex-Coventry GC). N side of grass airfield. P-L
11 S Leicester 140
464.88 282.95
52 26.442N 001 02.818W
HUS
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 Mendlesham: Sudbury, Wattisham A/F, Rattlesden G/C (difficult to see but worth putting in GPS) Stowmarket, railway junction to north, A45
To: Hus Bosworth: Bury ST Edmunds / A45 & railway, Newmarket, Cambridge, Gransden Lodge G/C, Upwood G/C, A1 Graffham Water, Sackville Farm G/C, Lyveden G/C, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Rothwell G/C.
To Ridgewell: similar route to Leg2. Look for Wratting Common (lines of trees on runways) & Haverhill when past Cambridge.