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Johnny Cake Ridge Park — SDI Training Area

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Johnny Cake Ridge Park — SDI Training Area

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Required
Launch faces
Not listed
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
SDI Paragliding Academy currently names Johnny Cake Ridge Park as a common P2 training location and schedules the time/place around weather. Apple Valley code prohibits using any city park as an aircraft, balloon, or parachute starting/landing field without a City Council permit. Use the area only through SDI or another operator that confirms a current city permit and exact permitted parcel; do not treat the park as self-service public access.
Site rules
  • A current City Council permit is required for aircraft starting or landing in an Apple Valley park; confirm the operator's permit covers the planned date, parcel, and activity.
  • Follow SDI's weather confirmation, meeting-place, instructor, USHPA/course, tow, and field-use instructions.
  • Do not set up in active athletic fields, school areas, event space, construction zones, paths, or parking areas outside the permit.
  • Keep wings, tow equipment, lines, vehicles, and students clear of athletes, spectators, buildings, fences, lights, trees, roads, and utilities.
  • Park only where directed and observe current city park hours and closures.
Direction notes
No exact permitted parcel or launch direction is published; the operator selects the location and timing for weather and permit compliance.
Safety notes
  • SDI does not publish whether its current operation is at Johnny Cake Ridge Park East, West, or another permitted area, so this is deliberately generalized between the named park complexes.
  • Athletic-field users, light poles, backstops, fences, roads, buildings, trees, and shifting urban wind are material hazards.
  • No launch direction, tow line, landing zone, obstacle map, wind limit, or emergency procedure is published for independent use.
Additional notes
Retained as a current operator/permit-controlled PG training area. The permit requirement is a standing operational access condition, not a claim that an individual pilot may launch without SDI or City authorization. PPG is not inferred.
Map pin (general area)
Deliberately generalized point between Johnny Cake Ridge Park East and West because the operator does not publish the exact currently permitted field.
Navigation warning
General SDI training-area pin only. Confirm SDI's current City permit, exact park parcel, meeting place, parking, and operating instructions before travel.
Official website
https://sdiparagliding.com/Learn_to_fly.html

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