Sites/Sagebrush
DOSSIER · 045SITE · NORTH AMERICA
38°49′24″N · 120°53′26″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · H3+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Sagebrush

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 561 M / 1,842 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev561 m
Launch Elev FT1,842 ft MSL
Best Wind240° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates38.8233° N
 -120.8906° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 237561 M

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

Nice slope launch. Lots of trees

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 240 @ 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeWSW · 240° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · WSW · 240°
Envelope: 240° – 240° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Placerville Arpt, CA, US

13:43 UTC

16 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

South launchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 16 km from Sagebrush. 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

Latitude38.823269
Longitude-120.890554
DMS · N38°49′24″N
DMS · E120°53′26″W
Altitude561 m
Altitude FT1,842 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM10S 683 123 E · 7 568 125 N

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FILE № 045 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA