Echoing what other people have said, I always try and avoid a glider site by a good margin, usually 3 miles or more. Cutting in close to one is not my idea of self preservation and is un-friendly to the gliders. Although I have never flown a glider and have no knowledge of their capabilities it seems that they can wander a good distance from their home even from a relatively low altitude launch.
One site that gives a problem in this respect is Kenley, to the south of London. Being wedged in between the Gatwick and Heathrow zones and sitting on top of the South Downs it does not give much room for manoeuvre if you wish to keep well clear of controlled airspace as well.
Can any glider types out there enlighten me as to why they would want to launch off such a site given that you cannot get much height on due to the base of the London TMA? The chances of having a long and meaningful flight seems rather doubtful!
Regards
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