Little Black

Overview

Little Black is a flatland site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 344 m. It works best in westerly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

• Excellent training hill thanks to a huge sloped dirt area. When conditions are right one can gain altitude from the first hike-up launch. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Little Black; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Little Black.

• Black Mountain Open Space ParkOutdoors · 0.9 km awayOpen space park and nature area in San Diego, CA, USA
• Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch BridgeCulture · 5 km awayBridge in California, United States
• St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (Poway, California)Culture · 6.5 km awayChurch building in California, U.S.
• Los Peñasquitos Canyon PreserveOutdoors · 7.4 km awayPark in San Diego, California, United States
• Lake Hodges BridgeCulture · 9.3 km awayBridge south of Escondido, California
• Rancho Santa Maria de Los PeñasquitosCulture · 5.6 km awayHistoric ranch in San Diego, California

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

• Stonehenge (Closed)5 km N
• Iron Mountain15 km E · Faces W
• Torrey Pines (San Diego)16 km SW · Faces W
• Buddha (Closed)22 km N
• Blossom Valley28 km SE · Faces W
• Big Black35 km NE · Faces SW–W
• The Rock (Closed)37 km E
• Palomar42 km N · Faces S–WWorks in other winds

Pilot notes