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Rio Puerco PG Tow Area

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Rio Puerco PG Tow Area

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Required
Launch faces
Not listed
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
The current SSA towing page identifies Rio Puerco as a recurring Albuquerque-area grassland PG tow/XC locality operated through Enchanted Air. It does not publish the field, gate, parking, tow road, or land status. Contact Enchanted Air/SSA for the current non-airport field, tow operator, meeting point, land-manager terms, and exact directions. This deliberately generalized pin is not a launch or access route.
Site rules
  • Coordinate every session with the current tow operator and use only the assigned non-airport field, launch line, landing area, and access route.
  • Complete all current pilot-rating, waiver, equipment, tow, landowner, briefing, fee, and communication requirements.
  • Re-screen the exact assigned field against current FAA facilities and Restricted/Prohibited airspace; this broad marker cannot certify a hidden point.
  • The current source establishes unpowered PG towing only; PPG is not inferred.
Direction notes
Tow direction and safe wind envelope depend on the unpublished current field and operator briefing.
Safety notes
  • No exact field, wind limit, obstacle survey, tow length, emergency plan, or landing surface is published; obtain all point-specific information from the operator.
  • West Mesa/Rio Puerco terrain includes private, state-trust, tribal, BLM, fence, road, arroyo, and rough-ground boundaries; never navigate independently from this marker.
  • The generalized point is 13.018 km from AEG Double Eagle II and outside current R/P polygons; the exact field must pass the same checks.
Additional notes
Included because the current club page explicitly identifies recurring towing and XC from Rio Puerco. The location is intentionally generalized per the user's social/operator-area rule.
Map pin (general area)
Generalized Rio Puerco/West Mesa locality selected outside the FAA facility buffer; it is not the operator's field.
Navigation warning
General social/operator area only. Do not use this pin for navigation, entry, launch, or landing; obtain the current non-airport tow field directly from Enchanted Air/SSA.
Official website
https://www.sandiasoaring.org/resources/towing-tandems

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