North America · California, USA
Springville - Slick Rock
v1.0 · BETA
About
It is a VERY long glide to the main LZ - you must gain altitude, or you won't make it over some hills out in front. It is extremely difficult to get back to the road from there. So land on the big open BAIL OUT LZ below and in front of launch. Watch how and where locals lay their wings out, and choose which spot seems to suite you best to launch. Launch there can be very dangerous, it is a sheer rock face similar to Tollhouse.
Launch Points (1)
West launch from top
Shallow
Landing Zones (1)
Main LZ
Helipad landing: Bbe aware of the surrounding trees, barb wire and telephone wires. The helipad is small, restricted and can be hot. Right next to the Road ...no hiking out ! If you overshoot, it drops down, and you'll probably end up in the trees. There is a Barb Wire fence that keeps you from coming in low. Huge open cow fields below launch: Bail out LZ is HUGE and slightly uphill and can be a very fast no wind landing. Land there and hike out. Hiking out is not bad ..as it is along a dirt road. You will have to take your boots off to cross a shallow stream. Farmers are friendly.
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
- 36.184857
- Longitude
- -118.727311
- Altitude
- 1,550 m / 5,086 ft
- Time Zone
- Pacific Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H3
- Best Wind Dir
- W (270°)
- Weather Station
- KPTV
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Springville - Slick Rock. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Porterville Muni, CA, US
13:13 UTC
35 km from site
Wind
NW 310°
8 kt
Ceiling
Clear
10+ sm vis
NW 310° · 8 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 35 km from Springville - Slick Rock. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.