Mauston-New Lisbon Airport

• Wind directionN (0°) → N (359°)
• Ideal speed0–8 mph
• Upper limits≤ 12 mph base · gusts ≤ 15

Flatland airport site (Mauston-New Lisbon Union Airport, 82C) operated by Compass AirSports as a tow/winch and tandem-tow paragliding and paramotor operation, NOT a directional ridge or thermal foot-launch. Because launches are tow (or paramotor) based at a flat airfield, the site is effectively omnidirectional in wind direction: the paraglidingEarth octants (N,E,SE,S,NW) reflect open field with no terrain orientation, and pilots tow into whatever wind exists along the runways. Direction therefore is not the limiting factor; wind SPEED and smoothness are. Tow/flatland paragliding wants light, laminar wind: ideal roughly calm-8 mph, with a practical base limit around 10-12 mph and tow operations shutting down by ~15 mph or in gusty/thermic conditions. Best window is early morning (smooth, stable air for student/tandem towing) or the evening glass-off; midday summer can be too thermic/turbulent for tow ops over flat farmland. Hazards: flatland thermal turbulence, gust fronts, low-level mechanical turbulence from fields/treelines, and active airport traffic (coordinate with airport operations; this is a public-use towered field with GA traffic). Access is via the commercial school/club (Compass AirSports) — not a casual free-fly site; instruction/club membership and a tow rig are required, and beginner tandems are offered. Numbers for direction arcs are placeholders (full circle) because the site is non-directional; treat speed/gust limits as the real flyability constraint.