North America · Tennessee, USA
Hensons Gap
v1.0 · BETA
About
Hensons Gap is a hang gliding site owned by the Tennessee Tree Toppers, a club of hang gliding and paragliding pilots and friends working together to preserve free flight in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley of Southeast Tennessee
Launch Points (1)
Big Radial Ramp
The launch ramp is wooden, and curves over the edge, which has an approx. 160' vertical drop
Landing Zones (1)
TTT LZ Shady Bottom Breakdown area
Park in the grassy area behind the brush line and ditch. The TTT Rock Bottom Creekside picnic area is also accessible from here
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 312.5 @ 10 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
- 35.348849
- Longitude
- -85.332013
- Altitude
- 719 m / 2,358 ft
- Time Zone
- Central Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H2
- Best Wind Dir
- NW (313°)
- Best Wind Speed
- 10–20 kt
- Weather Station
- KCHA
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Hensons Gap. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Chattanooga Metro, TN, US
13:13 UTC
37 km from site
Wind
NE 40°
7 G15 kt
Ceiling
SCT 0 ft
10+ sm vis
NE 40° · 7 G15 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 37 km from Hensons Gap. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.