Teewah Beach

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

NEW LAUNCH NOW OPEN read about it HERE

Site Rules and Information – Teewah

Teewah Beach is located within the Cooloola Great Sandy National Park. National Parks generally consider HG and PG as unsuitable activity for a National Park but the Sunshine Coast Hang Gliding Club has been extremely lucky to be granted a permit for it’s members to be allowed to fly with agreed conditions. Below is a summary of the new condition but please read the full exemption available HERE.

1) Pilots must be members of the SCSA club

2) A Duty Pilot must be nominated prior to any flying. The duty pilot shall establish the procedures for that day (radio frequency, variation to regular flight plans or landing patterns ect.)

3) Prior to any pilot commencing flight operations, the pilot shall have the responsibility to ensure:

1/. He/she has permission from the Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators to operate from this site, and

2/. He/she is aware who the Duty Pilot is for that day, and

3/. What UHF Radio Frequency has been nominated for operations on that day, and

4/. That their radio is in good working order and set to the nominated frequency, and

5/. That he/she has sought advice from the Duty pilot as to the adopted procedures for the day

4) Landing of Hang Gliders or Paragliders on the beach, must only be on the soft sand, above the high water mark and within 1000 meters North or South of the launch area only if:

to do so would not endanger a person on the ground; and
would not cause conflict with a vehicle on the beach or other ground traffic thoroughfares; and
satisfied that operations maybe carried out safely, having regard to the recommended procedures set out in the Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators “Flying Sites Guide”.

5)As usual, all other protocols and regulations as per the SAFA apply.