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Wessex Reciprocal Club Membership Information
We have recently negotiated or renewed reciprocals with the following clubs. Please make contact with the respective Club Contact before flying to ensure that you have the up to date site rules and please respect the restriction listed below.
The terms under which Wessex operates reciprocal club membership.
The Wessex Club now has reciprocal arrangements with Thames Valley, Condors, Avon, Sky Surfers and Isle of Wight Clubs.
If Wessex members want to fly these clubs reciprocal sites the onus is very much on you, as individuals to adhere to their site rules. You should have on the very top of your travel bag a copy of the Reciprocal Agreement.- Find out all the in's and out's of the reciprocal sites before you go. - Stick to the `rules` and all should be OK.
Reciprocal members are only allowed to fly reciprocal or `open` type sites of the other clubs.
The Wessex do not have any 'open sites'. Visitors (non-reciprocal) may fly as the occasional guest of a full Wessex member on' reciprocal club member also' type-sites. So be friendly to visitors, make sure they know the rules and keep an eye on them.
Reciprocal. members may fly the Wessex sites designated as 'Reciprocal club member also', after reading the site guide, latest news etc.( Because all sites have some sort of sensitive nature it makes sense to fly with a Wessex member on the hill.) At present the reciprocal sites are:
- Barton
- Bell Hill
- Bulbarrow
- Corton Denham
- Kimmeridge
- Kingston
- Knitson
- Marleycombe (phone)
- Monksdown
- Okeford
- Portland (E & W)
- Ringstead
- Whitecliff
- Whitesheet (phone)
- Winkelbury
Sites open to Wessex Members Only include any sites under negotiation,
some 'sensitive' sites and those with special restrictions.
Included are:
- Southbourne (Bournemouth)
These lists are not set in stone and are bound to vary from time to time. We may be able to add to the reciprocal site list if some sites become less sensitive in the future.
RECIPROCAL CLUBS
On-line Wessex members will be emailed with urgent reciprocal club site information when we receive it. It will also be put on our web site and in Airmail. If in doubt, please make contact with the respective Club Contact or Sites Officer before flying to ensure that you have the up to date site rules and please respect the restrictions listed below.
Full Wessex Members can now fly all Thames Valley sites. (On-line sites guide above) except...
TVHGPG have emailed to inform us that they have obtained permission on
a one year trial basis to fly Milk Hill - White Horse, which is adjacent
to the normal Milk Hill site, ( the Horse was pictured in XC mag last
year or the year before in one of the summer editions 'Harvest' ) The
horse takes SSE - SSW and could provide a decent XC get away. A condition
of the trial is that flying is restricted to TVHGPG members only for this
year after which it may open to reciprocal agreement clubs.
Please respect TV's wishes until we are given permission to use the site
Before flying either Combe Gibbet and Milk Hill, Thames Valley need your car registration details. (if this was completed on your Wessex Membership form, the details will be passed on automatically. If not, please contact the Wessex Membership Secretary).
Combe Gibbet is closed from the end of August through to the end of February every year on request of the landowner.
Two other sites, Oare (Huish) and Golden Ball, have recently been lost, and must not be flown.
Thames Valley's Sites Officer is Alexander Kirk Wilson who can be contacted on 01672 513 861
Full Wessex Members can fly all sites EXCEPT:
- Charmouth and
- Branscombe.
To fly either of these sites you MUST be a fully paid up member of the Condors and also have your name and car registration on a list held by the landowners. This is at the landowners' stipulation.
Condors' Sites Officer is John Fielder who can be contacted on 01275 343 927 (mob 07970 629 551).
Full Wessex Members can fly all sites EXCEPT:
- Ubley and
- Draycot.
Please check the Avon On-Line Sites Guide (above) for latest site restrictions before flying or contact Stafford Evans 01225 404063 (home) 01373 823737 (work) 07748 145712 (mobile)
Full Wessex Members can fly all sites EXCEPT:
- Perry Hill
Their sites that we may fly are:
- Mercury
- Butser Hill
- Chalton Down
- Harting Down (HGs.only)
- Whitewool (PG`s only - has a site restriction of 8 pilots on the hill - whether flying or not).
To fly Mercury
A daily check with the farmer is a requirement
A daily site fee of £1.00 is payable on entry to the field (post it in the box inside the gate)
The site is shared with others (e.g. aeromodellers, and due courtesies apply)
The launch and landing areas are strictly defined.
A site briefing is essential, particularly for a first visit.
Please contact Sky Surfer's Brian Parkins to check their latest site rules (02380) 455 804
Full Wessex Members can fly all sites