{"id":161,"date":"2022-10-12T13:31:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T11:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=161"},"modified":"2023-06-19T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:03:22","slug":"gerickes-point","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/sites\/gerickes-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Gericke&#8217;s Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-afce5727\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>Gericke&#8217;s Point is a premium launch site which offers a wide range of soaring opportunities with magnificent views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing the Site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When arriving at the gate please phone&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+27693008987\">069 300 8987<\/a>&nbsp;(the number is also on the gate) and ask for the gate to be opened.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DO NOT DRIVE TO THE TAKEOFF SITE. Drive to the lodge and park at the lodge. Please note the speed limit on the road is STRICTLY 30km\/h. The lodge has safari vehicles with their guests and are regularly on the roads, so please be careful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once at the lodge you will be required to sign an indemnity form and pay the daily fee at the<br>reception.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only pilots who have a valid SAHPA membership will be able to use the site, please ensure you have your SACAA license and SAHPA Membership Card with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pilots will be transported in an official lodge vehicle to the launch site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you land on the beach, the lodge will organise collection to bring you back to either the<br>launch site, or your vehicle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The launch site is a strictly \u201cNON-SMOKING\u201d site and anyone smoking at the<br>launch site will be banned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The daily fee is R200 and includes a free beer or a free coffee\/tea at either the Bistro or the Fynbos Bar in the main lodge should the bistro not be operational on the day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are encouraged to enjoy the offers of the Fynbos Bar in the main lodge and the Bistro.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bistro is currently open on Sundays and will be open daily from 15th December to the 7th January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wind Direction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wind direction <strong>South-East<\/strong> to <strong>East<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximum wind speed 22km\/h<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Airspace Restrictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maximum ceiling 465 m ASL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Landing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Landing zone is at the car park to the East of take-off<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respect the land owners property and rights at all times, preserve the fauna and flora.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cautions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take off minimum two meters from the edge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sudden gusts of wind, watch the water for warning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sudden wind directional changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top landings are difficult be aware of wind shadow and turbulence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Landowner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gericke&#8217;s Point is a premium launch site which offers a wide range of soaring opportunities with magnificent views.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[24,3],"ht-kb-tag":[13],"class_list":["post-161","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-garden-route-district","ht_kb_category-western-cape-province","ht_kb_tag-basic-rated"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183,"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/161\/revisions\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=161"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sahpa.co.za\/site-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}