Sites/Deertrail
DOSSIER · 562SITE · NORTH AMERICA
35°12′09″N · 118°41′01″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · 4+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Deertrail

ThermalXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,425 M / 4,677 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,425 m
Launch Elev FT4,677 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH4
Best Wind279° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates35.2025° N
 -118.6835° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 3931,425 M

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

Steep slope down from a road

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 279 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeW · 279° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · W · 279°
Envelope: 279° – 279° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Tehachapi Muni, CA, US

13:43 UTC

23 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

Clear

7 sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

Deertrail LaunchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 23 km from Deertrail. 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

Latitude35.202498
Longitude-118.683527
DMS · N35°12′09″N
DMS · E118°41′01″W
Altitude1,425 m
Altitude FT4,677 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM11S 346 747 E · 5 172 870 N

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FILE № 562 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA