The Long Man of Wilmington is an impressive artwork from the middle ages drawn on the side of the South Downs. This particular location is a driveway for a large farm gate, allowing you to park and take off in full view of the Long Man, making it easy to keep in visual line of site. Be aware that another car may pull up and park near you; this is on a quiet country lane but passing traffic will also occur. This spot is more than 150 m from residential buildings so it may be better for larger model drones. There is also a full car park around 200 metres away shown on TOAL.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 01/07/2024. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.
Yes, I saw your location marker! I’m creating screen recordings for a tutorial video and needed somewhere close by that I love flying at and show how to add car park and TOAL markers too…
It’s looking amazing after its recent paint job!
As you add them to your list there is an option whether or not to post here.
For some of the locations added a while ago, before parking and TOAL markers were an option, it’s not a bad thing to ask so that they can be added retrospectively.
As it is, you can either park in the official car park and walk along a bit to the footpath, or pull into the farm gate further along (as per marker) and see it in full view. Or carry on around anothe rmile until the lane crosses the South Downs Way walking path, with a small pot holed car park on the right, and you can walk for around 20 mins until your’e right under it…
