Red Oak Training Hill

• Wind directionNW (315°) → N (360°)
• Ideal speed5–12 mph
• Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

Red Oak Training Hill is a small beginner/training hill in Latimer County, SE Oklahoma (near the town of Red Oak, ~715 ft MSL), in the Ouachita Mountains region served by Oklahoma Paragliding / Buffalo Mountain Flyers / Southwest Airsports. It appears in site databases (Windfinder, paraglidingEarth, siteguide.app) but NO club/USHPA guide publishes explicit wind-direction arcs or speed limits, so all numbers here are inferred. Per the paraglidingEarth orientation hint the launch faces NW through N (octants N and NW work), giving an ideal wind-FROM arc of roughly 315-360 deg, with marginal/cross edges out to ~280 (W) and ~30 (NE). As a training hill, treat it as a light-wind, student site: light, smooth, steady winds (~5-12 mph) are ideal; avoid flying above ~15 mph base / ~18 mph gusts where lower student-rated limits should govern. Watch for thermal/gust cycles and rotor/turbulence off terrain and trees behind/beside the hill on stronger days; best flown in the smoother morning or late-afternoon (evening glass-off) windows, mid-day being more thermic and gusty. Access/rating not confirmed online; verify current site access, ratings, and conditions with the local club (okparagliding.com / Southwest Airsports) before flying.