Minaun, Achill Island

Mayo, Co. Mayo, Ireland

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Remember before every flight, check your equipment, reassess the conditions and ask yourself if 'I'm safe'?

Aaron Hughes posted a video
Paraglide Minaun, Achill Island, Ireland - August 2011

Wind: NW 30kph, Park: 53.957096,-10.026741 - find a suitable launch spot.
Aaron Hughes posted a video
Paraglide Croagh Patrick & Minaun, Mayo, Ireland - July 12 2011

Almost zero wind on Croagh Patrick so we headed up to Achill where we found NE, 20kph.
Aaron Hughes posted a video
Irish Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association Achill Fly-in

IHPA Fly-In in Achill for the June Bank Holiday weekend.Achill is a stunning flying site with drive-up access to 1500-foot Minaun Heights which takes both NW ...
Aaron Hughes posted a video
Paragliding on Achill Island 2009 (Minaun)

Paragliding from Minaun in the evening. Glassy smooth flying conditions. We had some good Hang Gliding and Paragliding this year.

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Paraglide Minaun, Achill Island, Ireland - August 2011
Wind: NW 30kph, Park: 53.957096,-10.026741 - find a suitable launch spot.
Aaron Hughes added this

Paraglide Croagh Patrick & Minaun, Mayo, Ireland - July 12 2011
Almost zero wind on Croagh Patrick so we headed up to Achill where we found NE, 20kph.
Aaron Hughes added this

Irish Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association Achill Fly-in
IHPA Fly-In in Achill for the June Bank Holiday weekend.Achill is a stunning flying site with drive-up access to 1500-foot Minaun Heights which takes both NW ...
Aaron Hughes added this

Paragliding on Achill Island 2009 (Minaun)
Paragliding from Minaun in the evening. Glassy smooth flying conditions. We had some good Hang Gliding and Paragliding this year.
Aaron Hughes added this

Take Off

53.9547, -10.0292 : 396.0 m

Landing Zone

53.9621, -10.0479 : 10.0 m

Sunrise

6:17 AM

Sunset

9:00 PM

Time Zone

Greenwich Mean Time (+0100)

quite nice and easy beach below or when SW - boggy fields nearby you need to get on Achill Island, than drive to to the top of the mountain,

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N 0 5
NNE 0 0
NE 0 0
ENE 0 0
E 0 0
ESE 0 0
SE 10 0
SSE 0 0
S 0 0
SSW 0 0
SW 0 0
WSW 0 0
W 0 0
WNW 0 0
NW 10 0
NNW 0 5