Treble Cone Paragliding

March 4, 2013

My local site, Treble Cone is a stunning place to fly and a favorite with many due to the open and uncontrolled airspace making excellent XC flying, its not uncommon to see people landing in Pembroke Park, in the heart of Wanaka, after flying for several hours from Treble Cone. There are also a bunch of local Speed wing pilots who fly the site. The main take off is Pub Corner and in winter many pilots catch the main ski lift up and fly form the 'Look out Point'. The main landing area is the lower car park at the entrance to Treble Cone Road. The waterfalls are great to fly over, there's a video at the end of this post showing a typical winters ski and fly day up TC. Enjoy

http://youtu.be/tqpkYSLu_xE

Crown Terrace Paragliding

March 4, 2013

Crown Terrace is a popular spot with locals, it holds good soaring when conditions are right and is fun flying above the road as people stare up at you. Access is off the Crown Range Road just after the 'Lookout' down a gravel road on the right. Westley wind is the ideal take off direction, top landings are possible otherwise landing sites are farmers field to the left of the quarry or reserve land down Whitechapel Road.

Coronet Peak Paragliding

March 4, 2013

Coronet Peak in Queenstown is one of the most accessible flying sites in New Zealand, its also a popular commercial flying site, with several companies offering tandem flights. For me it was my proving ground, i learnt to fly here with Lisa form Extreme Air. The hub of the site is the Flight Park (landing Area) here you'll find other pilots to chat and car share with. The weather is generally pretty stable and you'll find people flying here all year round.

Below are a selection a photos from Coronet Peak:

Hike up the ski slopes. Kevin & Dave. March '12

Today!

August 19, 2012

Here's a short video of mine and Sams day up a Treble Cone, it was a beautiful blue bird day perfect for a ski and a fly. Enjoyhttp://youtu.be/tqpkYSLu_xE