PG & HG Site Guides

SPHGC has 6 classified Flying Sites.  You can find the site guides by clicking on the file link below.  If you are a visiting pilot flying any of these sites for the first time then we insist on you contacting one of Safety Committee or Committee of Management for a site briefing prior to launching.  Many of these coastal sites appear benign but they often catch out even the most eperienced pilots.  Be sure you know the plan B landing zones before launching.

Paraglider

• Newport
• Cooks Terrace     
• Warriewood
• Turimetta
• North East Long Reef
• South East Long Reef   

Hang Glider

• Newport
• Cooks Terrace    Due to a new ridge fence installed in July 2019 this is not a recommended HG Site until a review has been completed
• Warriewood
• North East Long Reef
• South East Long Reef

See also the Australian National Site Guide

Exemptions to Civil Aviation Order CAO 95.8

The SAFA has granted SPHGC the following exemptions to Flight Clearances.  Pilots are to note that this is not an invitation to fly low and to disregard the privacy of the public and safety but rather a recognition that, during operations at these sites, it may be necessary to breach normal flying clearances. Pilots should always be aware of the the conditions specified in Civil Aviation Order CAO 95.8. 

Turimetta Headland Reserves (covering the Warriewood and Turimetta flying sites)

Eric Green Reserve (covering the Newport flying site)

Robert Dunn Reserve (Cooks Terrace flying site)

Long Reef Point Reserve (covering NE long Reef and SE Long Reef flying sites)