| PG |
| Site Name |
Uono Flight Area |
| Location |
Yusui-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture |
| Type |
Paraglider |
| Direction |
10 minutes by car from Kurino IC of Kyushu Expressway
15 minutes by car from Ebino IC of Kyushu Exressway |
| Pickup |
|
| Flying Season |
Year-round |
| Contact |
|
| Membership |
| No |
| Entry Fee |
|
| Membship Fee |
|
|
| Visiting Pilot |
| Yes |
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-P (Rating under JHF-P must be accompanied by instructor) |
| Visitor Fee |
JY1,000 |
|
| Takeoff |
| Name |
Uono  |
| GPS Coordinates |
32°00′59′′N130°43′18′′E |
| Terrain |
NNE SE 30ｍ×30ｍ Flat to 30 degree slope
|
| Height |
300m |
| LD-TO Access |
By car |
|
| Landing |
| Name |
Ymashita Sky Park |
| GPS Coordinates |
32°01′56′′N130°44′04′′E |
| Size |
150ｍ×20m |
| Vertical Distance from TO |
1.25km |
| Recommended Approach |
Round approach |
| Terrain |
Park for landing |
| Site Comment |
Penalty JY1,000 for outside landing. Penalty JY5,000 for landing in trees. |
|
| Others |
Lose altitude when getting closer to landing while south wind. Outside landing on paddle field is subject to donation of Shochu to the owner. |
| Last updated |
2023/5/25 |
| PG |
| Site Name |
Nishiharadai Area |
| Description |
The takeoff looking over the sea in front is located at the mouth of Kinko Bay (Kagoshima Bay). |
| Location |
Yamamoto, Nejime-cho, Kimotsuki-gun, kagoshima Prefecture |
| Access |
| By Car |
40 minutes from Kanoya City |
| By Train |
|
|
| Flying Season |
Year round, October thru March is the best season |
| School |
No |
| Name of School |
|
| Bilingual Staff |
|
| Contact |
| Name |
Osumi Paraglider Club |
| Address |
Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture |
| TEL |
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| FAX |
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| Email |
|
| URL |
|
| Check-in desk |
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|
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-B or IPPI SafePro/ParaPro 2 accmpanied by instructor or greater |
| Member's Fee |
JY5,000/year |
| Visitor Fee |
Nil |
| Takeoff (TO) |
| Name |
Nishiharadai Panorama Park TO |
| Direction |
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| Terrain |
Slope |
| Rating |
|
| Size |
Glider×20 |
| TO ASL |
439m |
| GPS Coordinates |
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| Site Comment |
Pay attention to wind direction. |
|
| Condition of Flight |
| Soaring Ratio |
Thermal Soarings 50% Ridge Soarings 30% Sleddies 20% |
| Rating |
|
| Altitude TO∼LD |
439m |
| Distance TO∼LD |
300m |
| Site Comment |
When air current is not smooth and bumpy, it is recommended to get away and stay over the coastline. |
|
| Landing (LD) |
| Size |
30m×300m |
| Terrain |
Flat |
| Rating |
1 |
| LD ASL |
0m |
| GPS Coordinates |
|
| Site Comment |
LD is on the seashore and be careful not to hit the sea. |
|
| Access LD∼TO |
10 minutes |
| Cross Country Flight |
Not allowed |
| Place of Interest |
On a fine day you would have a nice viw of Ibusuki, Kaimon-dake mountain, Iwo-jima Island and Sakurajima Island.There is a restaurant at the roadside refereshment station near the landing zone. In the town of Nejime-cho, there is Neppy-Spa having lodgings. |
| Others |
During summer season, you would be able to enjoy flight keeping 300m altitude riding on the evening thermal. |
| Last updated |
5/22/2005 |
| PG |
| Site Name |
Bato Flight Area |
| Description |
Low altitude but long range of ridge makes it possible to fly over Yoshimatsu Town. |
| Location |
Yoshimatsu-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima prefecture |
| Access |
| By Car |
15 minutes from Kurino IC of Kyushu Expressway |
| By Train |
5 minutes by car from Yoshimatsu Station of Isatsu Line. |
|
| Flying Season |
October∼May |
| School |
Yes |
| Name of School |
S.E.T. Wind-Love Paraglider School |
| Bilingual Staff |
|
| Contact |
|
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-B or IPPI ParaPro 2 accompanied by Instructor or greater |
| Member's Fee |
JY5,000/year |
| Visitor Fee |
JY500/day |
| Takeoff (TO) |
| Name |
Bato Area TO |
| Direction |
SW W NW |
| Terrain |
Slope |
| Rating |
4 |
| Size |
1 paraglider |
| TO ASL |
319m |
| GPS Coordinates |
32°00′59′′N130°44′58′′E |
| Site Comment |
Need to loft canopy securely toward direction of head wind. |
|
| Condition of Flight |
| Soaring Ratio |
Thermal Soarings 30% Ridge Soarings 60% Sleddies 10% |
| Rating |
3 |
| Altitude TO∼LD |
106m |
| Distance TO∼LD |
200m |
| Site Comment |
Stay along slope to keep successful ridge soaring. |
|
| Landing (LD) |
| Size |
100m×30m |
| Terrain |
Flat |
| Rating |
3 |
| LD ASL |
213m |
| GPS Coordinates |
32°01′08′′N130°44′49′′E |
| Site Comment |
Landing on designated rice field. |
|
| Access LD∼TO |
1 minute's walk plus 5 minutes by car, total 6 minutes |
| Cross Country Flight |
Not allowed |
| Place of Interest |
YUTTARIKAN (0995-75-4142) in Yoshimatsu Hot Spring resort. Ebino Kogen plateau. |
| Others |
|
| Last updated |
2023/5/25 |
| HG PG |
| Site Name |
Iriki Atago Vista Park |
| Location |
Atago Vista Park, 8956-1 Uranomyo, Irikicho, Satsuma Sendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture |
| Type |
Hang Glider, Paraglider |
| Direction |
45 minutes by car from Kagoshima Chuo Station, 30 minutes from Stsuma Sendai Station of Kagoshima Main Line, 40 minutes from Satsumasendai IC of Kyushu Expressway eastbound, 50 minutes from Kagoshima Airport.
|
| Pickup |
|
| Flying Season |
Year-round |
| Contact |
| Name |
Murao Satoshi |
| Address |
7492 Uranomyo, Irikicho, Satsuma Sendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture |
| TEL |
0996-44-3049 080-7988-0704 |
| Email |
t2o_mecha_soluton@yahoo.co.up> |
| URL |
|
|
| Membership |
| No |
| Entry Fee |
|
| Membship Fee |
|
|
| Visiting Pilot |
| Yes |
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-P (Rating under JHF-P must be accompanied by instructor) |
| Visitor Fee |
JY500/day |
|
| Takeoff |
| Name |
Atago Vista Park |
| GPS Coordinates |
|
| Terrain |
120 degree wide facing toward West, 3 gliders, 20 dgree slope |
| Height |
330m |
| LD-TO Access |
City road paved, 15 minutes' ride |
|
| Landing 1 |
| Name |
Sakoyama |
| GPS Coordinates |
|
| Size |
80ｍ×100m |
| Vertical Distance from TO |
0.8km |
| Recommended Approach |
|
| Terrain |
Fields of glassland |
| Site Comment |
Deal with damage or problem caused depending on its extent. |
|
| Landing 2 |
| Name |
Site of old Fujitsu |
| GPS Coordinates |
|
| Size |
200ｍ×300m |
| Vertical Distance from TO |
1.2km |
| Recommended Approach |
|
| Terrain |
Glassland |
| Site Comment |
Deal with damage or problem caused depending on its extent. |
|
| Others |
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| Last updated |
2023/9/20 |
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