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New Jack City - West Ridge

Faces NE, E, S, SW ridge site · 1,218 m takeoff · 88 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

New Jack City - West Ridge is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,218 m. It works best in north-easterly, easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

  • West Launch: This is probably the money shot for flying in this area, with a 100 m cliff face, directed SW and a reasonably long soaring face when the stars align it could be great. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for New Jack City - West 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

  • From New Jack City - East Ridge: 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 Airport67 km
  • ONT Ontario International Airport88 km
  • PSP Palm Springs International Airport103 km

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

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Open site details

Sources

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

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