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McClellan Main Paragliding Launch

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McClellan Main Paragliding Launch

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Not marked
Launch faces
SW, W, NW
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
The current BHGC reference publishes this 7,200-foot main launch as unregulated, and current land-status reference mapping identifies the point as BLM. No official maintained route, parking area, or guaranteed landing is published. Use existing open roads or trails only, verify current BLM restrictions and the exact safe setup, and establish a lawful landing and retrieval plan before launching.
Site rules
  • Confirm current BLM road, trail, fire, event, and public-safety restrictions before entering.
  • Use only existing open routes and durable surfaces; do not create a new road, disturb vegetation, block gates, or interfere with grazing or other authorized uses.
  • The legacy landing point is only land-status context, not a guaranteed or maintained LZ; verify its manager, surface, obstacles, and current permission before relying on it.
  • No motorized-PG use is established.
Launch directions
SW, W, NW
Direction notes
Legacy ParaglidingEarth material rates W as good and SW/NW as possible and mentions separate west and south setups. BHGC does not publish a current heading range, so verify the exact active face and wind limits locally.
Safety notes
  • The current source says the site can be very easy in the right conditions and scary in the wrong conditions.
  • Legacy operational notes identify a main west launch plus a south launch and warn PG pilots to launch before conditions become too strong.
  • No current source publishes a rating requirement, wind-speed ceiling, maintained landing, bailout network, road condition, or emergency procedure; obtain a local briefing and verify each before flight.
  • Mountain thermal conditions, wind gradient, rotor, remote retrieval, utility infrastructure, traffic, NOTAMs, and TFRs require a day-of-flight check.
Additional notes
Approved as the current public BHGC McClellan coordinate, replacing the older ParaglidingEarth point about 0.9 km away. The launch clears every current FAA and live screen. PPG is false because the current and legacy sources establish only PG.
Map pin (exact launch)
Current BHGC main-launch coordinate on BLM reference land; it is not a surveyed boundary, parking point, or landing zone.
Navigation warning
Published main-launch point only. Verify the open route, exact setup face, wind strength, and lawful landing and retrieval plan before navigation or launch.

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