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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 300° WNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
WNW
300°
Aloft
13
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~13250ft
Temp
76°
F
Cloudbase
17,889
ft MSL
Elevation
4,639
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:58 AM
local
Sunset
7:56 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Garlock

Wind direction

ESE (112°) → SSE (168°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

5–15 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating) — switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

Desert thermal and XC launch in the El Paso Mountains southwest of Ridgecrest, with an SSE-facing slope. Both PG and HG; 4WD required to reach launch. Strong desert thermals build fast — summer afternoons often blow out, so fly the earlier part of the day. Stay clear of the China Lake restricted airspace (R-2505/R-2506).

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–1pm
5a
12g18
NW
6a
10g14
NW
7a
3g6
NW
8a
1g6
NW
9a
2g6
NE
10a
4g5
E
11a
7g8
S
12p
8g10
S
1p
10g15
SSW
2p
9g16
SSW
3p
13g18
SSW
4p
16g18
SSW
5p
13g15
WSW
6p
14g17
WSW
7p
15g17
W
Flyable 10am–1pm — best around 11am: 7 mph S, gusts 8.
Friday Flyable flyable 5am–1pm
5a
1g2
NNW
6a
1g1
ENE
7a
1g1
E
8a
0g3
E
9a
1g4
SW
10a
5g6
S
11a
7g9
S
12p
9g12
SSW
1p
10g12
SSW
2p
10g12
SSW
3p
11g12
SSW
4p
10g11
SW
5p
11g12
SSW
6p
13g14
WSW
7p
13g16
W
Flyable 5am–1pm — best around 11am: 7 mph S, gusts 9.
Saturday Slim window flyable 7am
6a
4g5
NW
7a
0g2
N
8a
3g7
W
9a
6g7
WSW
10a
7g8
SSW
11a
8g9
SSW
12p
10g11
SSW
1p
12g12
SSW
2p
12g13
SSW
3p
13g14
SSW
4p
17g19
WSW
5p
16g18
WSW
6p
12g27
SW
7p
11g26
WSW
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 0 mph N, gusts 2.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
5g11
SSW
7a
5g11
SSW
8a
5g12
SSW
9a
6g13
SW
10a
6g15
SW
11a
7g17
SW
12p
9g21
SW
1p
12g25
SW
2p
14g28
SW
3p
15g30
SW
4p
15g31
SW
5p
15g31
SW
6p
15g30
SW
7p
14g29
SW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
5g12
SSW
7a
5g13
SSW
8a
5g15
SSW
9a
5g15
SW
10a
5g15
SW
11a
5g15
SW
12p
5g16
SW
1p
7g17
SW
2p
8g19
SW
3p
9g22
SW
4p
11g26
SW
5p
12g29
SSW
6p
12g30
SW
7p
12g31
WSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g13
SSW
7a
4g12
SSW
8a
4g11
SSW
9a
4g10
SSW
10a
3g9
SW
11a
3g10
SW
12p
4g11
SW
1p
6g14
SSW
2p
8g16
SSW
3p
9g18
SW
4p
10g20
SW
5p
11g21
SW
6p
12g22
SW
7p
12g24
SSW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–10am
6a
4g11
SSW
7a
4g11
SSW
8a
4g11
SSW
9a
4g11
SSW
10a
4g11
SSW
11a
4g12
SSW
12p
5g15
SSW
1p
7g19
SSW
2p
9g22
SSW
3p
11g24
SW
4p
12g25
SW
5p
13g26
SW
6p
13g27
SW
7p
11g29
SW
Borderline only 6am–10am — best around 6am: 4 mph SSW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
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