North America · California, USA

Coyote dry lake

Ridge SoaringThermalFoot LaunchCross Country

v1.0 · BETA

About

A ridge in the middle of a dry lake bed. Should have some awesome flying when the wind is right

Launch Points (1)

Coyote dry lake Launch

Foot Launch
Alt: 810 m / 2,656 ftHdg: 237° WSWSurface: SHORT GRASS

Easy cliff launch

Coyote dry lake Launch

Landing Zones (1)

Coyote dry lake LZ

Alt: 728 m / 2,388 ftHdg: 0° N

Right at the bottom of the ridge. Wide open

Flying Conditions

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 225 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

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Location

Latitude
34.186186
Longitude
-116.216607
Altitude
810 m / 2,656 ft
Time Zone
Pacific Daylight Time

Conditions

Min Hang Rating
H2
Best Wind Dir
SW (225°)
Weather Station
KNXP

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Coyote dry lake. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Twentynine Palms/Self Arpt, CA, US

13:13 UTC

14 km from site

Wind

Variable

3 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Variable · 3 kt · 13:13 UTC

Coyote dry lake LaunchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 14 km from Coyote dry lake. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.