Morgantown / Burkemont Mountain It's north facing launch complements our south facing launch at Moore Mt. It's only a hour away from the shop. Must be a buzzard dues are 100.00 a year. Burke is 1200 AGL, 3.6 to 1 Glide Old picture of launch before grass.         A new picture w/ grass. The LZ is straight out and slightly to the right of launch and there are powerlines on 3 sides. There is a house in the back left hand corner of the field with a cement driveway. The glide is long so head for the lz if you are more than 200 ft below launch. The View.

General info: Both paragliders and hanggliders are welcome. You must have a minumum P2/H2 to fly.

There is a bowl to the right of launch. The best chance at a thermal is near the house to the right, or along the powerline which leads down toward the lz. There is a finger to the left of launch which you should not get behind in any west wind.

The instrument approach for Morganton airport is at 3700 MSL over launch. Launch is 2430 MSL. The runway is 5500ft and handles some jet traffic. Move 2 miles west along the ridge if you approach 3700 MSL to avoid this airspace. It is class E space, so you can fly in it. If you choose to do so, keep your eyes open and your radio on so others can point out traffic to you. Refer to the sectional chart for more info.

The launch is owned by Mike Watson and should be contacted before flying. You will need to sign a waiver before flying.
work ( 828-236 9992)
cell ( 828-273-1119)

Another contact is David Maggard, he can be contacted via email at cdmag@bellsouth.net

Radios: 149.700
Directions: 85N to I26W to I40E
Hwy 40 east out of ashville to exit 103
Take a right following the signs to the prison, go 1/4 mile
Left onto Salem rd, go 1 mile
Left onto Burkemont rd
Left at the big church (still Burkemont rd)
Go to the top of the mountain, you can see the lz on the left and the launch on the right on the drive up
Launch is on the right, the driveways are chained and locked

Satalite pic showing launch and LZ