About A470 Soaring


This is the blog for a few guys who spend their time flying radio controlled gliders, or slope soarer's, from the many and varied slopes around SE Wales.

This usually begins at the northern end of Cardiff, driving north up the A470 up to the Heads of the Valley's and the southern fringe of the Brecon Beacons. But the A470 road continues its windy way all the way to N Wales.

There are many slopes available for most wind directions, the most famous being the area between Nant-y-Moel and Treorchi known as The Bwlch, which has some of the best slopes and flying in Europe with many F3F competitions being held there each year and visited by many fliers from Europe and around the world. At 1500 feet (450m) above sea level, there is usually more wind than not, and certainly more than at sea level.

If you require any further information, are new to slope soaring or are visiting the area, please contact Steve at steve.houghton59@gmail.com . I look forward to hearing from you.

Take a look at Page 2 (look below and to the left here) for Google maps of our most popular Flying Sites.


Thursday, 12 January 2017

PSSA Events 2017

The following dates are now agreed and confirmed for the 2017 PSSA Flying Season for those of you who enjoy a bit of PSS flying

8th/9th April 2017
PSSA ‘Fly for Fun’ event – The Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales

20th/21st May 2017
PSSA ‘Fly for Fun’ event – The Bwlch, Bridgend, South Wales

10th/11th June 2017
‘Bwlchfest 2017’ – The Bwlch, Bridgend, South Wales

24th/25th June 2017
PSSA ‘Fly for Fun’ event with the Lleyn MAC – Nr Abersoch, North Wales

19th/20th August 2017
PSSA ‘Fly for Fun’ event – The Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales

7th/8th October 2017
PSSA ‘Fly for Fun’ event – The Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales

For more information on any of these events, visit the PSSA Website Events Page 
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