Coxhoe

Jim Bittlestone · Post by **Jim Bittlestone** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:46 pm

Hi All,
Has anyone flown at Coxhoe? I keep driving past on the way to fires and wonder. I'm sure I've read about someone flying it in the past.
Cheers
Jim

brian day · Post by **brian day** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:18 pm

Has anyone flown at Coxhoe? I keep driving past on the way to fires

Good thermal sources then?
Where is it Jim?

steve-gill · Post by **steve-gill** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:46 pm

By "Coxhoe" I assume you mean the North facing hill to the East of the A1, North of J61.(Cassop Vale).
I used to fly radio control gliders from there years ago and got good height gains.
The only problem I can see is the barbed wire fence just below where you would take off from.
I think the land owner is Mr Johnson or Johnston. He has the farm at the top of the road past Heugh Hall. I think its called Quarrington Farm.

Post by **colin keightley** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:20 pm

Cassop vale is National Trust, faces NNW and is soarable although not much of it, and at the right time of year has a nice plowed field in front of it.The west side of it is covered in trees although there is an old quary face on the south west corner which would probably be soarable but realy not anywhere to land.

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:41 pm

Can it be seen on here?

steve-gill · Post by **steve-gill** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:23 am

A bit further N.E. John, Try N54 44 27.27 W1 30 09.55

steve-gill · Post by **steve-gill** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:26 am

Sorry. Meant N.W.

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:39 pm

Got it Steve