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Houten / Schalkwijk
Terlet
Alphen-Chaam
Doorn

 

Towing field near Houten / Schalkwijk


Rules Houten
Our towing field in Houten is situated underneath the commercial airline approach and departure route of Schiphol airport. Their controlled airspace starts at FL055 (approx 1700 meters). Of course the exact altitude is dependant of local air pressure, so for safety purposes we impose a max flight height above ground of 1400 meters under all circumstances. In spring and summer we often reach this altitude, due to thermal favourable soil - from this location we often make long flights !

  • Do not leave any waste on the field, this includes cigarettes.
  • You can park in the specially constructed parking lot next to the winch area, follow the signs. Please DO NOT park in the yard of the farm.
  • Dogs are definitely NOT allowed on the towing field because of a bacteria that cows are allergic to.
  • All pilots pay € 8 per day, tandem passengers € 3 per flight, this is for land usage and facilities, we pay this to the landowner.
  • There are toilet facilities on site.
  • This field is active from april 1st until october 31st. Outside this timeframe the field is too wet.
  • At any given time, not more than 50 people are allowed on the field, due to local regulations.
  • When we take off on the northeast side of the field, you will have to walk there along the side of the field. Our quad is NOT used for passenger transport due to wear and tear.
  • We urge you not to fly low over the neighbour's house on the southwest side of the field due to privacy.

Address:
Family van Bennekom
Achterdijk 9
3998 NE Houten (Schalkwijk)

Coordinates:
N51° 58' 37''
E5° 10' 28''

Public transport
Travel to Houten Castellum station and pick up a public transport bicycle ('OV fiets') there. It is then a little more than ten minutes of cycling, so you do your warming up!

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Towing field Terlet


Terlet is a world famous for sailplane XC flights during the thermal season. In the winterseason, paragliders from Paragliding Holland roam the skies, while the sail planes are on the ground for maintenance. We are very happy and proud to be able to fly here on this unique location. Terlet is an official airfield ánd a national park. This imposes a set of rules on us as guests and we ask everyone visiting to know- and strictly adhere to these rules. In the column to the side of this page you can find a number of external documents. Please familiarize yourself with the rules stated below and the contents of the external documents as well.

Rules Terlet

  • Do not leave any waste on the field, this includes cigarettes.
  • Pets are not allowed !
  • To get access to Terlet, drive towards the barrier and press the "Paragliding Holland" button on the intercom. We will then open the barrier for you.
  • Please follow our signs marked with our logo and "PaHo" from the entrance of the airport all the way to the parking area in use that day. Should we change runways during the day, we will adjust the signs ASAP.
  • Only drive on the (unpaved) roads where our signs will guide you. It is prohibited to cross fields or deviate from this path, even if this seems a shorter route.
  • Drive slowly, prevent dusting.
  • To prevent disturbing the local wildlife, it is not allowed to walk or use a bike to get from the entrance to the flight strip. If you arrive by public transport, please hitch a ride from a fellow visitor.
  • All pilots pay € 8 per day, tandem passengers € 3 per flight, in cash, this is for land usage and facilities, we pay this to the landowner.
  • At the airfield entrance you can find restaurant / cafe "de Thermiekbel".

Address:
Airport Terlet
Apeldoornseweg 203 34
6816 SM Arnhem

Coordinates:
N52.060635, E05.937834

Public transport
Bus stop (Line 9 Arnhem CS -> Schaarsbergen)

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Towing field Alphen-Chaam

Paragliding Holland flies in March on the towing site in Alphen-Chaam in Brabant. Last year we were also welcome here for a month and it turned out to be a nice thermal field! The field is 800 meters long and is oriented north east - south west. In March 2019 a pilot flew 46km away from this field and suddenly found himself in Belgium.

We are guests at this site so we urge everyone to behave properly: do not leave any rubbish (including cigarette butts) and park in a way that does not disturb other people. As with our other towing sites, at the end of the day you have to pay € 8 as a fee for the land owner (tandems: € 3)

Depending on the wind direction, parking is either along 't Sas or on the side of Hondseind. We put a sign with "parking" and our logo, so it should be easy to find!

Public transport
This towing location is not reachable by public transport unfortunately.

Address:
Location Alphen-Chaam
Het Sas 14
5131 RC Alphen-Chaam

Coordinates:
N51.470891, E04.984780

Orientation field
We have a NE and a SW strip.


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Towing site Doorn

The towing site in Doorn is centrally located in the country, at the foot of the beautiful Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The location of the towing site is ideal for thermals and x-country flying in the Netherlands. The field itself is located on sandy soil, to the north the forests of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug begin and to the south it is clay soil. This produces good temperature differences and therefore good, solid thermals! In the spring we even had cores of +5.5 m/s. A beautiful XC route to the east is open from this site.

This towing site is only available to pilots with a L2 towing rating. Furthermore, it is the intention that the pilots arrange the day themselves, which means that you are each other's start leader and also ensure that cables are retrieved in time. Ultimately, it is the intention that the pilots who fly here also become winch operators, so that there is not always 1 winchman on the ground looking up jealously all the time. In the beginning PaHo will provide a winch operator so that you can fly and work on your winch operator training.

Rules towing location Doorn
In the weekend we can climb to FL055, above which the flight path of Schiphol starts. During the week we can climb to FL045, above that the TMZ-B starts. The exact height of the approach path depends on the air pressure (flight levels are based on air pressure). We assume that as certified pilots you are familiar with your instruments and can set them correctly so that you do not accidentally fly into airspace where you are not allowed to be. We urge you to adhere to these maximum flight heights!

  • Pilots pay a CASH constribution of € 68 including a farmer's fee, you can make as many flights as you wish.
  • Do not leave any waste on the field, this includes cigarettes.
  • Parking is possible in front of the barn that is situated at the beginning of the field. Park in a way not to disturb other people. Please DO NOT park on the grounds of the farm.
  • Dogs are definitely NOT allowed on the towing field because of a bacteria that cows are allergic to.
  • There is NO toilet that pilots can use.
  • We are allowed to fly here 12 times a year and will select only nice thermal days.
  • The maximum number of people per day is 12.
  • When the take off is on the north side of the field, you are required to walk there along the edge of the field. Our quad is NOT used for carrying people due to wear.
  • We urge you not to fly low over the house of the neighbours on the north side for privacy reasons and horses on that property.

Public transport
The field is not easily reachable by public transport.

Address:
Familie Legemaat
Gooyerdijk 19
3947 NB Langbroek

Coordinates:
N52.017018°, E5.349269°

Orientation field
The field stretches SW - NE.

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Prices

Tandem flight in the Netherlands: € 60
Daily fee for field owner (pay on location): € 8
Daily fee for field owner (for tandems): € 3

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Towing locations Paragliding Holland

Location Houten

Our towing field in Houten is centrally located in the country and in the middle of the beautiful farmlands of the island of Schalkwijk. The view from the air over the polders and the river Lek is beautiful! The towing strip is approx. 1 km long so you can get nice and high on the winch. Due to the clay soil there are regularly thermals in spring and summer, often long flights are made.

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Location Terlet

In the period from November 1 to the end of February we are guests at the beautiful and enormous National Gliding Center Terlet. The terrain has towing strips for different wind directions, varying in length from 1000 - 1400 meters. Due to the dry sandy soil, there are usually good thermals from spring. The view is beautiful and restaurant 'de Thermiekbel' is next to the field !

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