Site Guide - Bo Peep
| Airspace: 5500ft Airspace information is provided for guidance only - please verify using current charts before flying site. |
| Club: Southern Hang Gliding Club |
| Height: 625 ft |
Disciplines: |
| Location: LAT: 50.82493, LONG: 0.12196 |
Introduction
Bo Peep is a realatively small north east facing ridge in East Sussex, 4 miles south east of the town of Lewes.
First Day of Spring 2016
Bo Peep from the air looking back towards the launch, quarry and Firle Beacon.
20 Mar 2016
Bo Peep from the air looking back towards the launch, quarry and Firle Beacon.
20 Mar 2016
Flights From Bo Peep
| Type | Date | Launch Time | Glider | Site | Duration (h:m) | Comments | Height Gain (ft) | Distance (km) | Hours (h:m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Sun, 20 Mar 2016 | 13:05 | Wills Wing U2 160 | Bo Peep | 01:01 | Back at Bo Peep - a little windy to start off with. Flew to Firle Beacon but didn't really climb. Paraglider's bowl worked best. Thermic day concluded with an easy top landing. | 1,023 | 5.8 | 83:27 |
| H | Tue, 15 Mar 2016 | 12:30 | Wills Wing U2 160 | Bo Peep | 01:46 | First flight in a long while. Take-off was a little rough, clouds thickened during flight. Some rough thermals. Made cloud base and got sucked up for a very short period. Flew out front and landed next to the A27. Ian White came to retrieve me! | 720 | 2.5 | 82:26 |
| H | Sat, 26 Sep 2015 | 15:30 | Wills Wing U2 160 | Bo Peep | 00:15 | Rough take-off. Chest buckle and harness zip popped open in flight so had to do an emergency bottom landing. | 250 | 80:40 | |
| H | Sun, 19 Apr 2015 | 12:55 | Wills Wing U2 160 | Bo Peep | 01:00 | Windy and thermic day at Bo Peep. NE 15-20mph; ridge lift not very effective but good thermals. Cloud base 4000ft climbing to 5000ft. Did a poop top landing in the main bowl area. | 2,260 | 78:04 | |
| O | Sun, 15 Jun 2014 | 00:00 | Other | Bo Peep | I didn't get my mind into the right place today, so assisted and watched others and opted not to fly. | 0 | 70:38 | ||
| H | Sat, 14 Jun 2014 | 15:20 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:20 | Took off in strong winds which quickly dissipated. Tried to scratch back up for a top landing but ended up in the crop at the bottom. | 150 | 70:38 | |
| H | Fri, 01 Mar 2013 | 15:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 01:00 | Difficult conditions on take-off - 15-20 mph NE, waited for lull then launched. Wind increased and reports that it was gusting to 36 mph on launch. Decided on bottom landing for safety. | 800 | 56:25 | |
| H | Sat, 31 Mar 2012 | 11:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 01:20 | Went to Firle first, but Bo Peep was the place to be. Rough low down, but pretty easy to get high. Wind increasing so landed at the top of the Bo Peep site and kited the glider back to launch. | 1,400 | 50:31 | |
| H | Fri, 29 Apr 2011 | 12:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:17 | 10-15 mph, scratchy with thermals and holes; almost caught the fence on take-off! | 0 | 45:03 | |
| H | Fri, 29 Apr 2011 | 11:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:22 | 10-15 mph, scratchy with thermals and holes - had almost the entire ridge to myself. | 0 | 44:46 | |
| H | Sat, 05 Mar 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 01:15 | ENE; 15-20 mph, broken thermals | 675 | 42:38 | |
| H | Sat, 06 Feb 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:25 | Flew with 5 hang gliders and 6-8 paragliders. Weak lift, again scratched another top landing. | 206 | 30:17 | |
| H | Sat, 06 Feb 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:25 | Flew with 4 hang gliders. Scratched in for a top landing | 216 | 29:52 | |
| H | Sun, 13 Sep 2009 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:05 | Horrible for flying, high pressure, air not wanting to lift very bumpy air. Bottom landed for safety. | 0 | 27:38 | |
| H | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | 14:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Bo Peep | 00:09 | Lighter conditions, a few paragliders and hang gliders. Ended up flying too far out and got too low so opted for a safe landing in a big field! - See video! | 134 | 18:05 | |
| H | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | 11:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Bo Peep | 00:37 | Just me and a model glider. Great self launch, great flight then a big black cloud came along and I didn't see the signs so had to bottom land. | 351 | 17:56 | |
| H | Sat, 28 Apr 2007 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Bo Peep | 00:45 | Strong wind, solo launched, mostly ridge lift with broken thermals passing through, bottom landed in crop some distance away. | 200 | 16:38 | |
| H | Sun, 26 Jun 2005 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Bo Peep | 00:45 | Quite strong wind, thermic but unable to make good use of it. Top landed heading sideways as I came in! | 423 | 12:35 | |
| H | Fri, 08 Oct 2004 | 14:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Bo Peep | 00:30 | Wind increased, landed at the top in the bowl area. | 344 | 11:50 | |
| H | Fri, 08 Oct 2004 | 11:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Bo Peep | 00:10 | Took off in light wind and landed perfectly at the bottom. | 16 | 11:20 | |
| H | Sat, 04 May 2002 | 00:00 | Airwave Calypso | Bo Peep | 00:15 | On/Off; bumpy take-off, height gain came from thermals - bottom landed. | 88 | 09:25 | |
| H | Sat, 13 Apr 2002 | 00:00 | Airwave Calypso | Bo Peep | 00:02 | Weak NE, Rigged - wind dropped off, did a quick top to bottom | 0 | 09:10 | |
| H | Mon, 12 Jul 1999 | 11:00 | Airwave Calypso | Bo Peep | 00:05 | NE Wind, minimal lift - simple top to bottom flight. | 0 | 01:15 |
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