Mt Baldy (Sun Valley)
1 km
3000 ft
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| takeoff | Many |
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| landing | Near gondola station. Several windsocks/ streamers in place. ATTN: (low) power line crossing the parking on the far southern side! With northerly winds,do not land too close to the houses (> possible rotors!) |
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| access | Gondola or contact Chuck from http://www.flysunvalley.com for a possible ride up. |
| comments | Excellent XC-potential! Chuck Smith writes... Our primary Flying Site at Sun Valley is Mt. Baldy, a high altitude mountain flying site with the summit at 9150ft MSL. The landing zone is approximately 3400 ft. below, at 5700ft MSL. Baldy has launch sites for essentially every wind direction. Competent P3 pilots with some mountain flying experience should feel comfortable in smooth conditions. This is a site requiring advanced skills as conditions can change, reasonably quickly. We expect all pilots to fly within their limitations and to be observative when conditions become strong. All the launch sites are located on top of a very busy ski resort. You often have an audience, especially in the wintertime. Demonstrate your best skills. Please show the greatest courtesy and patience to all skiers and mountain personnel. Use extra attention to clear the area around your glider when preparing to launch. Stay aware at launch, not all skiers can see glider lines lying on the snow while a glider is laid out. We've all had our lines skied over at least once! Proper launch protocol will also help avoid skiers from crossing your path during launch. Baldy is accessed by a multitude of high-speed ski lifts. Launches are a few steps away from the top of the lifts. The landing zone, is within a few hundred yards of the bottom of the lifts. Please be aware, if you are a pilot new to mountain flying, airspeeds, including launch and landing speeds are greatly increased by the altitude/elevation. |
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