Mossy Banks Memorial Park

• Wind directionNNW (340°) → NNE (20°)
• Ideal speed8–15 mph
• Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

Mossy Bank Park, Bath NY (Finger Lakes). Pilot reports (US Hawks forum) consistently state the launch "faces due north," with a small, steep slope and roughly 50-foot cliff face. Hill height ~410-450 ft above the LZ; LZ ~1100 ft MSL (matches given elevation). IDEAL wind is FROM the north (~340-020 deg); MARGINAL/cross out to ~NW and ~NE (310-050). Off-direction winds (W/SW reported on one visit) make it unflyable - pilots could "only appreciate the view." Primarily a thermal site: lift is triggered over the town of Bath and enhanced by the highway, river, and the slope itself; flights to 7,000+ ft AGL reported in good thermal cycles. Because the hill is low (~410 ft), you must connect with ridge or thermal lift quickly or you're immediately setting up to land. Launch area is somewhat overgrown. Multiple LZs including a top landable area behind launch. Afternoon flights (e.g., ~4 PM launch) noted as productive. No explicit club wind-speed numbers were published; ideal speed/gust ranges are inferred for a low NY ridge/thermal cliff launch (modest winds preferred; cliff launch favors lighter, cleaner flow). Hazards: north-facing cliff means lee-side rotor/turbulence in any southerly component; thermic mid-day air. Likely a hang-gliding-oriented site with minimal formal access controls (village/county park); verify current access and any USHPA chapter rating before flying.