Sites/Cuesta Grade
DOSSIER · 348SITE · NORTH AMERICA
35°20′50″N · 120°38′43″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Cuesta Grade

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 643 M / 2,109 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev643 m
Launch Elev FT2,109 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind180° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates35.3473° N
 -120.6453° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 188643 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

This site is a drive-up with a fairly nice launch area. Please get a site checkout from a local SLOSA pilot prior to flying this site.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 180 @ 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.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeS · 180° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · S · 180°
Envelope: 180° – 180° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Cuesta Grade. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

San Luis Obispo/San Luis Cnty, CA, US

13:43 UTC

12 km from site

Wind

Variable

3 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Variable · 3 kt · 13:43 UTC

Cuesta Grade LaunchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 12 km from Cuesta Grade. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude35.347291
Longitude-120.645314
DMS · N35°20′50″N
DMS · E120°38′43″W
Altitude643 m
Altitude FT2,109 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM10S 713 977 E · 8 809 841 N

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FILE № 348 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA