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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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NESW 312° NW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
NW
312°
Aloft
15
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5091ft
Temp
70°
F
Cloudbase
6,725
ft MSL
Elevation
1,634
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:15 AM
local
Sunset
8:25 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Daniels

Wind direction

S (185°) → SW (215°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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.

SSW-facing grassy slot launch near Stanardsville, on Flying Pigs Land Trust land (managed by Roger Ritenour). Needs a clean straight-in SW-to-SSE cycle; any west crosswind brings rotor and it's not flyable then. Light winds work best, around 5-7 mph. Watch the powerline near launch. Landing is a large sloping grassy field. 4WD only up Old Mountain Rd, and don't park on or beside the gravel road (neighbor relations). P2/H2 minimum.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 3pm–5pm
6a
9g11
NW
7a
8g9
NW
8a
8g9
NW
9a
6g7
NW
10a
5g6
WNW
11a
5g7
WNW
12p
4g6
WNW
1p
4g6
WNW
2p
3g4
WNW
3p
1g4
WSW
4p
3g4
SW
5p
5g6
SW
6p
6g9
SE
7p
5g7
SE
8p
7g13
ESE
Flyable 3pm–5pm — best around 5pm: 5 mph SW, gusts 6.
Saturday Flyable flyable 12pm–4pm
6a
5g5
S
7a
5g5
WSW
8a
5g9
WSW
9a
5g14
SSW
10a
6g14
S
11a
9g15
S
12p
13g17
SSE
1p
12g17
SSE
2p
12g16
SSE
3p
12g16
SSE
4p
12g17
SSE
5p
10g16
S
6p
12g17
SSE
7p
12g20
SSE
8p
11g22
SE
Flyable 10am–5pm — best around 6am: 5 mph S, gusts 5. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
5g11
S
7a
4g10
S
8a
4g11
SSE
9a
5g13
S
10a
7g17
S
11a
8g19
S
12p
8g20
S
1p
8g20
S
2p
8g19
S
3p
8g18
S
4p
7g16
S
5p
7g15
S
6p
7g19
S
7p
7g23
S
8p
7g24
S
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 5 mph S, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–10am
6a
2g5
SW
7a
2g6
SW
8a
2g6
SW
9a
3g7
SSW
10a
5g8
SSW
11a
6g9
SSW
12p
6g11
S
1p
5g12
S
2p
4g13
S
3p
3g14
S
4p
0g15
S
5p
1g16
N
6p
1g17
NNE
7p
1g18
SE
8p
1g19
SSE
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 10am: 5 mph SSW, gusts 8. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
0g5
E
7a
1g5
N
8a
2g5
N
9a
1g6
NNE
10a
1g7
SE
11a
2g9
SE
12p
2g12
SSE
1p
2g16
SSE
2p
2g18
SSE
3p
3g17
SSE
4p
3g14
SSE
5p
3g13
SSE
6p
2g14
SSE
7p
1g16
S
8p
1g17
WSW
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 0 mph E, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–10am
6a
3g5
SSW
7a
4g4
SSW
8a
5g4
SSW
9a
5g5
SSW
10a
5g6
S
11a
5g8
S
12p
7g10
S
1p
8g13
S
2p
9g15
S
3p
7g15
S
4p
5g15
SSE
5p
3g15
SSE
6p
3g15
SE
7p
2g15
SE
8p
2g14
SE
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 10am: 5 mph S, gusts 6. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Thursday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
2g7
WSW
7a
2g7
W
8a
2g8
W
9a
2g8
W
10a
1g9
W
11a
1g9
WNW
12p
0g10
NW
1p
0g11
N
2p
1g11
NNW
3p
2g12
NW
4p
3g13
WNW
5p
4g14
WNW
6p
6g15
WNW
7p
7g16
WNW
8p
7g16
WNW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 2 mph WSW, gusts 7. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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