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Take-off – Hancock
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 38.5586, -111.8040
- Altitude
- 2846 m
- Region
- Utah, US
- Landing
- 3.3 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Works best with south west winds. Nice afternoon thermal cycles come up from the south west making a nice launch. In light winds there are sage brush and uneven terrain making it at least a P-3 launch
Getting there
Take the Hancock flats turn off from the Fish Lake highway. 4 miles on a well maintained dirt road and turn left at the pile of rocks. One more mile on a not so well maintained road.
Weather
Winds Parallel to the ridge can cause some nasty rotors. and as always with a mountain thermal site (especially in high pressure) a dusty can drag you when you least expect it. (As my broken nose will attest)
Rules / airspace
No restrictions
Comments
Great thermals.