Take-off – Dunlap
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 36.7642, -119.0980
- Altitude
- 1390 m
- Region
- California, US
- Landing
- 3.3 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
There is a large flat set up area behind launch. There are two launch areas on each side of the cabin, with a larger one on the south side. There is only room for one to lay out at a time however.
Getting there
Take highway 180 East from Fresno.
Weather
None really, Dunlap is very consistent spring through early fall. Early in the spring there may be low cloud bases and overdevelopment.
Rules / airspace
None.
Comments
This is one of the favorite sites for Bay Area pilots. It is a good place to learn thermalling, with P4 sponsors. Small-scale XCs are the norm, running up and down and across Dunlap valley. For longer XCs you must cross a few miles of rolling hills with weak lift and occasionally spotty landing options. Dunlap is a popular site for BAPA's XC League events, at least twice a year.