North America · Oregon, USA
Doherty Slide
v1.0 · BETA
About
Do Not Launch From The Highway Pullout, Please! The new site was developed in cooperation with the Oregon State Highways and BLM to provide a safe launch area that would not cause traffic safety problems. The new launch pad is out on a point with access to winds from the SW through NW. The old guide for launch points from the highway pullouts coming up the grade noted: "Assisted wire cliff launches, in turbulence, with an experienced wire crew are the norm, especially for the highest launch turnout before 140 goes over the top at the Langslet Mounument Rest Area. (This is the pullout mentioned in the the route directions above.)
Launch Points (1)
Doherty Slide Launch
no description
Landing Zones (2)
Doherty Slide LZ
By the main road
Top Landing
The entire top of the ridge is top land-able, but this spot would make for an easy walk back to the truck
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: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.
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Location
- Latitude
- 42.019811
- Longitude
- -119.485629
- Altitude
- 1,835 m / 6,020 ft
- Time Zone
- Pacific Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H3
- Best Wind Dir
- W (270°)
- Weather Station
- KLKV
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Doherty Slide. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Lakeview/Lake Cnty, OR, US
13:13 UTC
77 km from site
Wind
SW 220°
10 G19 kt
Ceiling
SCT 0 ft
10+ sm vis
SW 220° · 10 G19 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 77 km from Doherty Slide. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.