Sites/Hinchcliffe
DOSSIER · 386SITE · OCEANIA
28°04′16″S · 153°08′44″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 1+
OCEANIA · QUEENSLAND · AUS

Hinchcliffe

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,730 M / 5,676 FTTZ E. Australia Standard Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,730 m
Launch Elev FT5,676 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH1
Best Wind170° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates-28.0712° N
 153.1455° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
4 LAUNCHES · 3 LZs · ALT RANGE 5171,730 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

Hinchcliffe's Launch is on the ridge running parallel to Beechmont further inland (west) from the coast. Known as Hinchies, it is often flown when the wind strength is too strong to fly from Beechmont. As it is a few Kms inland from the coast, it is a good site to go XC!

Private road access is through a locked gate (conditions apply to obtain the key).

Has 4 different launch points. The best wind direction is 170 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeS · 170° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · S · 170°
Envelope: 170° – 170° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude-28.071250
Longitude153.145540
DMS · N28°04′16″S
DMS · E153°08′44″E
Altitude1,730 m
Altitude FT5,676 ft
Time ZoneE. Australia Standard Time
UTM56J 514 300 E · 6 894 954 N

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FILE № 386 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · OCEANIA · AUS