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Take-off – Elsinore
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 33.6298, -117.3710
- Altitude
- 862 m
- Region
- California, US
Take-off description
E launch: Short sloped launch area Edwards launch: Rocky knob
Getting there
MapQuest: http://www.expandingknowledge.com/Jerome/PG/Site/Elsinore/Image/Full/Map_CityLevel.gif
Comments
Good XC site. Once the mountain is left and the lake is crossed, it almost becomes flatland flying. World famous convergence and shear line: http://www.flytandem.com/shear.htm Nobody will check you pilot rating, but it is not a beginner site. Strong thermals live here. Other Elsinore website: Jerome Daoust: http://www.expandingknowledge.com/Jerome/PG/Site/Elsinore/Main.htm