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Queensland > South Queensland > Sunshine Coast

Rainbow Beach - Carlo Sand Blow

Type	Coastal
Conditions	NNE-ESE
Height	90m / 295ft
Rating	PG2 / HG Supervised

Launch Navigate Map

180km N of Brisbane.

Rainbow Beach is about one hour's drive from Gympie. Park at the car park at the end of the road to the water tanks and radio tower, then continue along the track to the sand blow (about 400m).

Landowners - ?

Contact/Responsible

SCSA

See also

SCSA site guide

Description

You must be a member of the responsible club (SCSA) to fly this site. Visiting pilots are welcome. Temporary/visiting pilot club membership can be applied for on the SCSA website.

Beautiful coastal soaring along nearly 10km of 100m high sand dune.

Takeoff

Anywhere from the sand blow.

Landing

Easy top landing for PG and HG or land on the beach. Do not land between the swimming flags if present. At high tide, you might struggle to get a car past the rocks to the right of the access ramp. If you bomb out far S of launch you can try to hitch a ride with a 4WDer.