Flying Sites - Southern California
Bates Bluff, Carpinteria, CA, USA #
EJ / Skyport, Santa Barbara, CA, USA #
- Launch:
- LZ:
- Weather at launch:
- upper EJ: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- EJ bowl: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Skyport: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Live weather:
- Webcams:
- Soundings:
- WindTalker:
- Aeronautical chart: SkyVector
- Official page: Santa Barbara Soaring Association
- Requirements: H3/P3
- Sticker:
- See also: PGE:14122
PGE:22332
SpotAir
Thermal Map
- Notes:
Elings Flight Park, Santa Barbara, CA, USA #
- Launch: top: (34.409,-119.735) @ 107m = 350ft MSL topo 3D
- LZ: bottom: (34.4065,-119.7371) @ 46m = 150ft MSL topo 3D
- Weather at launch: top: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Live weather:
- Webcams:
- Soundings:
- WindTalker:
- Aeronautical chart: SkyVector
- Official page: Santa Barbara Soaring Association
- Requirements: H3/P3. H2/P2 with instructor supervision. Paid site fees (!= SBSA fees). Flying activities, including ground handling, are permitted only when at least one instructor from any of the local flight schools is present!
- Sticker:
- See also: SpotAir
Thermal Map
- Notes:
Horse Canyon, San Diego, CA, USA #
- Launch: (32.7747,-116.4767) @ 1341m = 4400ft MSL topo 3D
- LZ: (32.7605,-116.4811) @ 1006m = 3300ft MSL topo 3D
- Weather at launch: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Live weather: https://holfuy.com/en/weather/581, https://www.sdhgpa.com/weather-stations.html
- Webcams:
- Soundings:
- WindTalker:
- Aeronautical chart: SkyVector
- Official page: SDHGPA
- Requirements: H2/P2
- Sticker:
- See also: SpotAir
Thermal Map
- Notes: SoCal Soaring Weather Dashboard
Marshall Peak / Crestline, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, CA, USA #
- Launch:
- LZ: (34.1934,-117.3234) @ 518m = 1700ft MSL topo 3D
- Weather at launch:
- 750: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Marshall: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Crestline: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Live weather:
- Webcams: Overview Page, Crestline c(360)
- Soundings:
- WindTalker:
- Aeronautical chart: SkyVector
- Official page:
- Requirements: H3/P3, H2/P2 w/ local instructor or signoff
- Sticker:
- See also: Crestline Soaring Society, Rides to launch
PGE:6627
SpotAir
Thermal Map
- Notes:
More Mesa, Santa Barbara, CA, USA #
Sylmar, Los Angeles, CA, USA #
- Launch:
- LZ: Main LZ: (34.3174,-118.4066) @ 427m = 1400ft MSL topo 3D
- Weather at launch:
- Kagel Mtn: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Towers: current conditions + 5-day forecast, forecast area,
now,
12h,
24h,
48h,
72h,
Windy
- Live weather:
- Webcams:
- Soundings:
- WindTalker:
- Aeronautical chart: SkyVector
- Official page:
- Requirements: H3
- Sticker:
- See also: Sylmar HG Association
SpotAir
Thermal Map
- Notes: Be aware of airspace restrictions. Watch for helicopters crossing May Canyon.
Torrey Pines Gliderport, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA #
The "Weather:" links for each site are based on latitudinal and
longitudinal coordinates of the launch.
The National Weather Service generates forcasts for a large number of
retangular-shaped "forecast areas" place in a grid all over the US.
The size of these areas is 2.5-by-2.5 km.