1. Conditions
2. The club supporting the site / Le club supportant le site : SHGA.
3. Events / Evénement : SHGA.
4. Bulletin board / Tableau d'affichage : SHGA.
5. Articles
6. Schools / Ecoles
7. Lost and Found / Object perdu ou retrouvé : No info.
8. How to get there / Comment s'y rendre : SHGA.
9. Maps / Cartes
10. GPS coordinates / Coordonnées GPS
11. Site frequency / Fréquence du site : 147.555 .
12. Insurance / Assurances
13. Lodging / Hébergement
14. Restaurant : No info.
15. Car rental / Location d'auto : No info.
16. Image
17. Video or Animation / Vidéo ou Animation
18. Cross Country / Vol Voyage
19. Hazards / Dangers

Conditions

We are hoping for light SSW (202 degree) winds. By order of interest:

• Forecast:
  • Windgram, for wind direction and altitude ceilings: Soaring Predictor (click "Kagel", Archive). Understanding "Wind Barbs". Alternate website(s): FlyMarshall.
  • RASP (Regional Atmospheric Soaring Predictor) for Southern California: Soaring Predictor (Older version). Typical sequence:
    • Select day and time.
    • Select a parameter like "Sfc.Wind (10m)".
    • To change the opacity of the data layer: Click the "+" or "-" icons in lower right (Old version: Use slider in the upper right, or mouse's center wheel).
    • Finding flying sites: Click the layer icon in the upper right, enable the "Sounding/SkewT". Hover your mouse pointer over the markers, names appear.
    Alternate website(s): FlyMarshall.
  • WindSports blog updated daily at 8:30 am.
  • Soaring Predictor (updated daily at 7:30 AM).
  • Sylmar forecast (Weather Underground): Hourly, 10 days.
  • Sylmar forecast (Weather.com): Hourly, 15 days.
  • Look for a fire nearby (associated air traffic):
    • Watch Duty.
    • InciWeb.
  • Look for a TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction):
    • SkyVector.
    • SoaringData. Transforms local TFRs into a KML file for visualization in Google Earth:
      • Center airport identifier: sbd (San Bernardino International)
      • Bounding radius (stat. miles): 100
      • Airspace in Google Earth KML format
      • Append special use and ATC-controlled airspace uncheked
      • Type "Soar" into this box: Soar and press Submit
    • SoarCal / TFR. Click the map icon to visualize the TFR over a map.
    • FAA / TFR. Set "State" to "California", then click "GO" next to it.
• Current :
  • Radar animation - Sylmar (Weather.com).
  • Radar animation - Bakersfield (Weather Underground).
  • Camp 9 weather station: CDWR (graphs) + CDWR (text).
  • Synoptic Data.
  • XC Skies.

Articles

• SHGA History.

Schools / Ecoles for paragliding operating at this site.

See the list maintained by the club.

Maps / Cartes

• SHGA
• Google Earth: Local points of interest. A great way to explore this flying site in 3D.
• Google - Satellite: Launch, LZ. You can drag the map with your mouse.

GPS coordinates / Coordonnées GPS

Description	Latitude	Longitude	Altitude (ASL)
Launch (Saddle)	N 34° 20.001'	W 118° 23.072'	1074 m (GPS*)	3523' (GPS*)
LZ (next to parking, not the wash LZ)	N 34° 19.036'	W 118° 24.412'	414 m (GPS*)	1358' (GPS*)

* GPS = Bräuniger / Competino, using WGS84. WGS84 (World Geodetic System 1984) is the Standard Geodetic Datum & the common reference datum used for civilian aviation world wide. More info: Mean Sea Level, GPS, and the Geoid.
** Reported GPS altitude, to be verified.

For a great way to explore this flying site in 3D, see Google Earth's Local points of interest in the Maps section.

Insurance / Assurances

• You will need to become a USHPA member and it's not expensive for the 1 month membership. Just contact one of the Schools so you can take the one month membership for 10$. It is good all over the US for the 30 day period.
• Tu devras devenir un membre de l'USHPA et ce n'est pas cher pour être membre pour un mois. Tu as juste à contacter une des Ecoles afin de prendre le membersip d'un mois pour 10$. Ce sera bon pour tous les sites aux Etats-Unis pour une période de 30 jours.

Lodging / Hébergement

• No Info.

Image

Pictures/Images from others (click thumbnail to open full size image in a new window)
Photos/Images des autres (clique la petite image pour ouvrir la photo pleine grandeur dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

528 kB	2002/7/13	Picture of launch from Dimitri Keller.
		Photo du décollage fournie par Dimitri Keller.
588 kB	2004/1/1	Picture of launch from Dimitri Keller.
		Photo du décollage fournie par Dimitri Keller.
424 kB	2004/4/18	Picture of launch and behind, from Scotty Farnsworth.
		Photo du décollage et derrière, fournie par Scotty Farnsworth.

Personal pages :

• No info.

Video or Animation / Vidéo ou Animation

• SHGA (Quicktime VR format) : Kagel Landing Zone, Emergency Landing Zone, Kagel Launch.

Cross Country / Vol Voyage

Before you go, know your airspace. For Google Earth: California 3D overlay for classes B/C/D and restricted military airspace.

• No info.

Hazards / Dangers

• SHGA