Sites/Shelter Cove
DOSSIER · 976SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°01′30″N · 124°02′38″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1402Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Shelter Cove

RidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 460 M / 1,510 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev460 m
Launch Elev FT1,510 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind180° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates40.0249° N
 -124.0438° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 21460 M

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

Beach flying site. Needs work Very steep and very soarable in south winds. I don't see any landing areas other than the airport.

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: ridge soaring conditions , 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 Shelter Cove. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Fortuna/Rohnerville Arpt, CA, US

13:43 UTC

59 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

OVC 0 ft

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

RoadsideCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 59 km from Shelter Cove. 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

Latitude40.024893
Longitude-124.043754
DMS · N40°01′30″N
DMS · E124°02′38″W
Altitude460 m
Altitude FT1,510 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM10T 410 937 E · 4 627 566 N

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FILE № 976 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA