North America · California, USA
Garrapata
v1.0 · BETA
About
Take off from the bowl on the south end of the beach (You have to launch from the beach, stay off the cliffs for the state). You can do a running proposing type launch from the beach into the lift. If you can't get it repeat that launch technique repetitively building up more energy and height
Launch Points (1)
Beach Launch
Needs work
Landing Zones (2)
Beach LZ
no description
Top Landing
no description
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 270 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: ridge soaring conditions , all dependent on current weather conditions.
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Location
- Latitude
- 36.418636
- Longitude
- -121.914802
- Altitude
- 17 m / 56 ft
- Time Zone
- Pacific Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H1
- Best Wind Dir
- W (270°)
- Weather Station
- KMRY
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Garrapata. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Monterey Rgnl, CA, US
13:13 UTC
20 km from site
Wind
NW 320°
7 kt
Ceiling
Clear
10+ sm vis
NW 320° · 7 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 20 km from Garrapata. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.