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Not flyable

Medium confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR

Wind now: WNW (303°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way

Wind

mph base

Gusts

mph

Direction

WNW

303°

Aloft

NW @ridge

Thermals

Calm

base ~5000ft

Temp

66°

Cloudbase

6,634

ft MSL

Elevation

1,634

ft MSL

Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable

What we look for here

Wind directionS (185°) → SW (215°)
Ideal speed5–12 mph
Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

SSW-facing launch (slope aspect ~205-210 deg) near Stanardsville, VA, owned by Flying Pigs Land Trust (launch) / managed by Roger Ritenour; LZ owned by Wayne Powell. Core flyable slot is SW-to-SSE; site guide cites a working band roughly 185-210 deg with ideal light winds of 5-7 mph and gusts up to ~18 mph. NOT flyable in any west crosswind. Grassy, steep launch in a narrow slot - a clean straight-in (SSW) cycle is needed; cross or west components produce rotor/turbulence off the narrow slot. HAZARD: power line near launch - keep clear. Landing is a large, sloping grassy field. Access: 4WD ONLY up the gravel Old Mountain Rd; drive slowly, do NOT park on/beside the gravel road (neighbor relations). Rating: P2/H2 minimum. Good thermal/XC potential (~6 XC days/yr); best on warm-season afternoons once the SSW slope is sun-baked, but keep base wind under P2 limits (12 mph base / 15 gust) for novices.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Not flyable no window

12g38

WNW

13g40

WNW

25g43

23g36

10a

13g25

WNW

11a

6g16

WNW

12p

5g12

WNW

5g9

5g10

WSW

5g9

WSW

6g14

8g14

WNW

7g14

WNW

Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.

Tomorrow Caution flyable 11am–7pm

3g3

WNW

2g2

NNW

2g3

4g6

ESE

10a

4g8

11a

5g12

SSE

12p

6g12

7g16

6g19

7g23

6g18

SSE

8g26

5g21

SSE

5g14

Flyable 11am–1pm — best around 11am: 5 mph SSE, gusts 12. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Cross-ish wind SSE (157°) — edge of the window.

Wednesday Not flyable no window

4g4

WSW

4g7

WSW

6g13

WSW

7g16

WSW

10a

9g21

WSW

11a

10g24

WSW

12p

11g25

WSW

12g22

WSW

12g24

WSW

11g25

WSW

12g26

WSW

12g26

WSW

10g23

WSW

7g20

Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.

Thursday Caution flyable 6am–8am

6g13

SSW

6g15

SSW

7g17

SSW

8g19

SSW

10a

10g21

SSW

11a

11g25

12p

13g31

15g38

WSW

18g43

WSW

18g43

WSW

17g40

WSW

16g37

WSW

14g33

WSW

13g28

Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 6 mph SSW, gusts 13. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +8 mph over base.

Friday Not flyable no window

5g18

NNW

5g13

NNW

4g9

NNW

2g8

WNW

10a

3g9

WSW

11a

5g10

12p

4g13

2g16

WSW

1g18

1g19

NNW

1g18

NNW

1g17

WSW

1g18

Wind's out of the NNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.

Saturday Not flyable no window

3g7

WNW

3g8

WNW

3g9

WNW

4g10

10a

6g11

11a

7g12

12p

8g15

8g17

8g19

9g19

10g18

11g18

10g20

9g22

Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.

Sunday Not flyable flyable 4pm–5pm

1g13

1g11

1g9

WNW

1g10

10a

2g11

11a

3g13

WSW

12p

4g13

WSW

5g14

WSW

5g15

WSW

5g16

5g17

SSW

5g17

6g17

7g16

SSE

Flyable 4pm–7pm — best around 5pm: 5 mph S, gusts 17. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +12 mph over base.

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