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Flynns (Bishop - Owens Valley)

South-west-facing thermal site · 1,701 m takeoff · 434 m height gain

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Overview

Flynns (Bishop - Owens Valley) is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,701 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in southerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • This is a great site for beginning through advanced pilots. The easy 4x4 road is a short turn around for multiple flights. It's great for students in the morning with great XC potential the rest of the day. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Flynns (Bishop - Owens Valley) are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • BIH Eastern Sierra Regional Airport6 km
  • MMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport55 km
  • FAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport143 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Flynns (Bishop - Owens Valley); most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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