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Free
Flying Training Day
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Every weekend there are lot of visitors
stop by Clearwater Bay and watch a number of powerless
gliders soaring over their head. They may wonder how these
majestic gliders actually fly and how we can control them
with ease. Once they have an idea from us, many of them
have an impulse to learn glider flying. But after they
leave the scene, they might not have confident to start
the hobby themselves. In order to promote the sport of r/c
model glider flying, our club organizes a free flying
training day in every first Sunday of a month. The aim is
to provide free training for new comers attracted by the
excitement of powerless soaring but not so sure what
should be invested on buying the first model of his own.
This training can provide them with the necessary skill to
start the sport and to have sufficient knowledge to
continue his endeavor. Starting from July 2006, the
training is scheduled on the afternoon from 2:00pm to
6:00pm on each first Sunday of a month. Since glider
flying is weather dependent, the place for training is
weather-dependent too. It will be arranged according to
the following rules. Please check the weather report from
Tate's weather station prior to come for the training.
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Wind Direction |
Place of Training |
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Easterly |
Clearwater Bay |
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Northeasterly |
Clearwater Bay |
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Southerly |
Fei Ngo
Shan |
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Southwesterly |
Fei Ngo
Shan |
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Westerly |
Fei Ngo
Shan |
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Southeasterly |
Cancelled |
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Northerly |
Cancelled |
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Northeasterly |
Calcelled |
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No wind, foggy, rain |
Cancelled |
Transport:
Clear Water Bay is
located on the east
coast of Sai Kung. It
takes about 40 minutes to drive there from
Kowloon. It can also be accessed by public
transportation. KMB has a bus route No.91 running from
Choi Hung MTR station to Clear Water Bay Beach in 20
minutes interval. From the bus station, you can walk up to
the flying site along the road leading to Po Toi O. It
takes about 5 minutes to walk up there.
Fei Ngo Shan
is a mountain range overlooking Kowloon peninsula, Shatin
and Sai Kung. The site is famous for its spectacular night
views of Kowloon peninsula and Victoria harbor. Access to
this site is by private vehicles only; although you may
like to take a taxi to go up there, you will find it
difficult to get down without a car ride. To drive there
from Kowloon and west NT, you need to take Lung Cheung
Road and turn left to Clearwater Bay Road at Choi Hung
junction. If you are from north NT and Shatin, you may
take Tale Cairn Tunnel and turn left to Choi Hung at the
first exit. Remember! you should take the Old Clearwater
Bay road leading to Sai Kung direction, i.e., the road
that is without a big circular turn. You need to turn left
to Fei Ngo Shan Road right after leaving Choi Hung. Fei
Ngo Shan Road is an one-way drive.
You should drive all the way up to the top. Be
careful of the hikers who share the road with you.
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