Sites/Menifee
DOSSIER · 356SITE · NORTH AMERICA
33°42′11″N · 117°09′28″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Menifee

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 554 M / 1,817 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev554 m
Launch Elev FT1,817 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind0° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates33.7031° N
 -117.1578° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 451554 M

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

Open clear hills Launch anywhere from South to West

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 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 EnvelopeN · 000° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · N · 000°
Envelope: 000° – 000° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Hemet/Ryan Arpt, CA, US

13:43 UTC

12 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

South to West launchCalm / Var

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 12 km from Menifee. 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

Latitude33.703063
Longitude-117.157811
DMS · N33°42′11″N
DMS · E117°09′28″W
Altitude554 m
Altitude FT1,817 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM11S 485 376 E · 3 729 340 N

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FILE № 356 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA