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Richmond Dale PG Ridge Launch

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Richmond Dale PG Ridge Launch

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Required
Launch faces
SW
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
Richmond Dale is a drive-up, club-managed PG ridge site. The current catalog says pilots must be Ohio Flyers members and obtain the gate key through the current John Alden/club process. Membership and the key are the standard access path, so this is shown as club/contract access rather than a red discretionary-permission field. Confirm the current contact, gate, parking, launch, and retrieval procedure before travel because no current public route sheet or LZ coordinate is published.
Site rules
  • Maintain the current Ohio Flyers membership and use the club's current gate-key and site-briefing process before entry.
  • Use only the club-designated gate, drive, parking, launch, landing, and retrieval areas; the catalog's 'easy drive up' note is not enough to choose a route or LZ independently.
  • This record establishes unpowered paragliding only. It does not establish paramotor access and PPG must not be inferred.
  • Reconfirm land access, weather, airspace, NOTAMs, Temporary Flight Restrictions, and the full landing plan on every visit.
Launch directions
SW
Direction notes
The source marks southwest as the good launch sector and warns that the usable wind band is unusually specific; obtain the actual limits from a current local pilot.
Safety notes
  • The launch is a tight sloping opening surrounded by trees; inspect the setup, abort options, and clearance before laying out a wing.
  • The source describes this as Ohio's only ridge site and says useful soaring requires a very specific wind speed and direction.
  • This is not a beginner site and can become advanced in stronger wind or thermal conditions; obtain a current local briefing instead of relying on the map pin.
  • The stored point is 9.316 km from operational EOP Pike County Airport and intersects no current Restricted or Prohibited polygon.
Additional notes
Retained as an exact club-managed PG launch under the expansive access policy. A current official Ohio Flyers website could not be verified, so websiteUrl is explicitly null rather than pointing users to an unrelated fixed-wing club or a stale business listing.
Map pin (exact launch)
Current catalog takeoff point for the Richmond Dale ridge. No separate gate, parking, bottom LZ, or retrieval coordinate is published.
Navigation warning
Club-managed gated site. The launch pin is not permission, a gate waypoint, or a complete landing plan; obtain the current Ohio Flyers access instructions first.

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