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§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21
Mike Harper writes: If you are looking for places to fly near Idylewild you might check out Thomas Mt. Justin and I flew there a couple years ago. We cleared a TO area at 33.599911 -116.653854. There is an area just below launch to land on forest land than needs to cleared of some vegetation. Justin squeaked it in there and I landed next to the Anza High School. The best place to land if you get up would be Garner Valley 33.629535 -116.634438.
It's a 100+ acre of forest land clear of trees with a dry steam to land in, much like Soboba without the trees.
Check the wind at http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryFx?s=anz.
Best wind direction is SW which occurs in the early afternoon.
By late afternoon the wind has usually clocked around to west making it cross.
The RASP always looks inviting for the area. There could also be places along the road to launch to the east towards Garner Valley.
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 200 @ 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 EnvelopeSSW · 200° ±0°
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Nearest weather station to Thomas Mt. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Palm Springs Intl, CA, US
13:43 UTC
28 km from site
Wind
WNW 300°
8 kt
Ceiling
Clear
10+ sm vis
WNW 300° · 8 kt · 13:43 UTC
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Jan 21
Weather at , 28 km from Thomas Mt. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.
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