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New Jack City - East Ridge

NE to E facing ridge site · 1,217 m takeoff · 126 m height gain

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Overview

New Jack City - East Ridge is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,217 m. It is recorded as workable in north-easterly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

  • There is really only room for one paraglider to fly here as the ridge is only 50m high on the West side and the area of good flying is very small. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for New Jack City - East Ridge 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

  • Watch for high winds aloft. Just 20 feet up and the wind had double on me and I was parked and trying to get aerodynamic to maintain my position. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • SBD San Bernardino International Airport68 km
  • ONT Ontario International Airport89 km
  • PSP Palm Springs International Airport102 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to New Jack City - East Ridge; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

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Flying New Jack City - East Ridge?

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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