Gransden Lodge - Caxton Gibbet - Hardwick - Gransden Lodge
If you are pre-solo, discuss with an instructor before doing any task.
| Difficulty | medium |
|---|---|
| Minimum set-off height | 3,000 ft |
| Distance | 20.4 km |
| Airspace | Stay below 5,200 ft QFE south of Gransden. If you are low over Bourn airfield, land rather than getting in the way of Bourn traffic! |
| BGA Ladder Points | 121 |
| Suitable weather conditions | winds from north or east with moderate thermals or better |
This task is a simple triangle towards the north of the airfield. Turn points can easily be recognised from the air, and Bourn airfield is a suitable land-out option if you cannot make it back to Gransden Lodge. Do the task when winds are from the north or east so you are blown back towards the airfield.
You can also do the task in reverse.
Turn points
- GRL (Gransden Lodge)
- the main hangar at Gransden Lodge
- CAX (Caxton Gibbet)
- roundabout, 4 roads (1 dual carriageway, 3 single carriageway) with a car park to the south-east
- minimum height: 1,800 ft
- HDW (Hardwick)
- bridge over dual carriageway between two roundabouts, east of Bourn airfield
- minimum height: 2,400 ft