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Buffalo Mountain PG Launch Area
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Buffalo Mountain PG Launch Area
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Spot Details
PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Required
Club / contract
Required
Launch faces
SSE, S
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
Buffalo Mountain Flyers manages three adjacent PG faces near this shared marker: East Slope, Middle Cliff, and West Slope. BMF membership and a current site guide are mandatory. New P2 pilots require instructor clearance, their first five flights require a site-experienced P4 or better, and later flights still require site-experienced guidance. Access is by a four-mile dirt road west of the Choctaw Indian Hospital. The West launch is private land and the exact LZ at 34.7332,-95.1467 is privately maintained, so the row is red as well as club-controlled. Obtain current owner/club authorization, face choice, road, launch, LZ, and retrieve instructions.
Site rules
- Maintain current BMF membership, read the complete current guide, receive the required site orientation, and satisfy the rating and mentor process.
- Obtain current club and landowner authorization for all private launch/LZ components; stay on existing vehicle roads and close every gate.
- Carry a helmet, reserve, radio tuned to 151.925 MHz, and cell phone, and visit the LZ before launching.
- Use only the current East, Middle, or West face and the owner-approved LZ; the red area east of the LZ is private and prohibited for landing.
- This row establishes unpowered PG only; it does not authorize PPG.
Launch directions
SSE, S
Direction notes
East ideal 180 degrees and acceptable 170-210; Middle ideal 165 and acceptable 145-185; West ideal 180 and acceptable 150-180. Apply the current face-specific ratings and speed limits.
Safety notes
- The three faces have different limits: East is centered near 180 degrees, Middle near 165 degrees, and West near 180 degrees. Obtain the current face-specific wind table before setup.
- Pilots can dip immediately after launch and must clear the rim before turning. Getting below the rim or drifting west in southeast wind can make the LZ unreachable.
- The LZ can generate dust devils and severe thermic turbulence, has power lines on the south and southeast, a pond, sloping ground, trees, cattle, and rapidly increasing evening winds.
- The displayed launch-area marker is 5.215 km and the disclosed LZ 6.331 km from operational OK35 Choctaw Indian Hospital heliport; both intersect zero current R/P polygons.
Additional notes
One general-area row represents the current East, Middle, and West PG faces because the club publishes one shared launch-area coordinate rather than surveyed coordinates for each face. The private West face and privately hosted LZ make the record red.
Map pin (general area)
Current club-published shared coordinate for access to three adjacent launch faces. It is not a surveyed face, road turn, private boundary, or LZ.
Navigation warning
Shared Buffalo launch-area marker only. Do not choose a face, drive the private road, or enter the LZ from this pin; obtain current BMF and owner authorization and the exact face, route, LZ, and retrieve briefing.
Official website
https://buffalomountainflyers.org/siteinfo/buffalo/buffalo.htmReviews
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