North America · California, USA
New Jack City - East Ridge
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About
From the back South corner of the New Jack City area, there is a small elevated parking area, just around the corner of the big rock formation is an old road or path at least heading SW up to the ridge. Follow this up (10 minute hike tops), and you'll find yourself at the South end of the ridge looking West. I had to kick out and cut down a few plants/cacti to make it suitable for launch but last time I was up there it still looked good, although it's still a very small launch. Rosette launch skills are desirable to avoid tangled lines on rocks or debris. The launch is somewhat wind sheltered by a smaller ridge in front, so after launch be careful of turbulence until you get above the ridge and further North with better airflow. Also because of the wind shelter you may only get about 9-10 mph of gusty wind at launch but 20' over the ridge it could be blowing 20mph (max trim speed for my glider), so just because it seems light at take-off it may still be viable and by the same token don't wait for stronger conditions because up higher they may be badly blown out!
Launch Points (1)
New Jack City - East Ridge Launch
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Landing Zones (1)
New Jack City - East Ridge LZ
If you manage to soar the ridge I would recommend flying to the very North end where it intersects the road coming into New Jack City. Lots of sandy areas here and clean air flow. If you have enough height, try to tack in a bit East from the ridge and you can hit up some road intersections where you will more room to lower your wing cleanly rather than tagging some brush. If you sink out right from the start of launch there are a few sandy areas that 'look' free of plants and cacti, those are what you should aim for. In this case I would recommend killing your glider with a 90 degree turn to get it to all lay down in one clean line. Could be interesting to fly back over the ridge and land where the camping is, but I imagine the rotor is something nasty and there is lots of broken glass around Not recommended unless you are an expert pilot with full understanding of lee-side landings.
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.
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Location
- Latitude
- 34.668704
- Longitude
- -116.973427
- Altitude
- 1,162 m / 3,811 ft
- Time Zone
- Pacific Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H3
- Best Wind Dir
- N (0°)
- Weather Station
- KDAG
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to New Jack City - East Ridge. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Barstow/Daggett Cnty, CA, US
13:13 UTC
27 km from site
Wind
NNE 20°
4 kt
Ceiling
Clear
10+ sm vis
NNE 20° · 4 kt · 13:13 UTC
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Jan 21
Weather at , 27 km from New Jack City - East Ridge. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.