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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
High confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 322° NW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
NW
322°
Aloft
14
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~3523ft
Temp
71°
F
Cloudbase
5,157
ft MSL
Elevation
1,634
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:14 AM
local
Sunset
8:26 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

Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
12g20
NW
7a
11g20
NW
8a
9g27
WNW
9a
7g28
NW
10a
14g32
NW
11a
19g30
NW
12p
13g23
NW
1p
9g16
NW
2p
9g16
WNW
3p
6g12
NW
4p
6g12
NW
5p
7g12
NNW
6p
6g12
NNW
7p
4g13
NNW
8p
4g14
N
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Slim window flyable 4pm
6a
8g9
NW
7a
8g9
NW
8a
8g10
NW
9a
5g6
WNW
10a
4g5
WNW
11a
6g7
WNW
12p
5g8
WNW
1p
5g7
NW
2p
3g7
NW
3p
3g5
WNW
4p
2g4
W
5p
8g9
SE
6p
6g9
SE
7p
5g7
SE
8p
7g13
ESE
Flyable 4pm — best around 4pm: 2 mph W, gusts 4.
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.
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