Australian Capital Territory - Canberra and NSW surrounds

Lake George (Collector)

Type Inland Ridge
Conditions E
Height 3000ft/910m asl, 730ft/220m agl
Rating PG2 / HG Supervised
Overview map Site map
About 40 minutes north of Canberra on the road to Sydney.

Landowners

The Collector launch and landing are both privately owned. It is with the landowner's permission that we can use this site.

Contact/Responsible

ACTHPA

See also

Description

Lake George is an excellent inland soaring site. The collector launch is at the northern end of the ridge. If the conditions are a little more thermic this launch is a bit better than Geary's Gap as you have more height.

Landowner Rules

  1. No entry if you think you might be a bio-security risk. If in doubt, call ACTHPA
  2. Please scan the QR codes to check-in at both the top and bottom
  3. No powered flight at all, only PG and HG
  4. The bottom gate must never be left unlocked, even for just a few minutes. Always lock it after passing through
  5. Obey the usual site etiquette rules such as no dogs, no smoking, do driving over long grass.

Weather station: http://www.freeflightwx.com/acthpa/

Article: Flying Canberra

Please check ACTHPA guide for recent changes.

Takeoff

Launch is accessible by 2WD.

If it is your first time at the site, please find a duty pilot, safety officer or contact the club to have a site briefing prior to flying. the following link is some information you should be familiar with regarding the site: Collector.pdf

Landing

Immediatly in front of takeoff or anywhere on the lake. Please click on the Google Maps Link for rough directions to the LZ. The usual process for pilots to get to the launch is to meet at the LZ, and then car pool to the Launch site which is at this Google Maps Link. The drive is about 25min each way with a mix of bitumen and gravel roads.

Hazards / Comments

Airspace is low due to the close proximity of Canberra Airport. You can have a look at the different layers on AirCheck or just click on the image below to give you an idea of the airspace restrictions. ![Collector Airspace](http://www.acthpa.org/home/files/Collector%20Airspace.jpg)

Powerlines

There are several powerlines to be aware of. (These are in the airspace file, so you will get an alert if your app/instrument is capable.) See map below.

  1. Running parallel to the hill at the bottom. This continues up the ridge a few 100 metres to the South. There are 2 orange balls.
  2. Running from the bottom of the hill, East, to the right of the water tank. There is an orange ball
  3. Running from the botton up to the owner's house about 700m to the North

Map information

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