Good landing slopes near LAX? I haven't a clue! California Sloping is very tough on planes. Lot's of rocks and amazingly stiff and sturdy bushes. The very best spot is Torrey Pines in San Diego. Big grass field with gentle lift. Never mind the 500 foot cliff over water that you launch from :-) San Diego is 2 hours south of LAX. Yorba Linda's Glider Point has an "okay" slope with a good landing zone. The hill can be cyclic, and it's a half mile walk up a steep trail, so five nice ships might tax you physically. There's a place in LA called Snake Hill. Not sure where it is or what kind of landing it has. The International Slope Directory claims the landing zone is "A Piece of Cake" Temple Hill is a great place to fly, in Pomona, south and east of LAX by about 40 miles. Temple is my "home slope" Great lift, loonnnggg hike (half mile). Wide open landing area, but lots of big hidden wing biting rocks. Most people hand-catch their crunchy planes there, or else land them at their feet. Temple is primarily known for the largest combat event on the planet (SmAC!). My advice would be to go to a thermal field and high start the planes and get trimmed out that way. CalState Dominguez Hills isn't far from LAX and is a really big field, friendly to gliders. I don't fly thermal though, so I can't be much help. On Saturday, I will be flying with Doug Reel. This will be up near Malibu, called Pacific Palisades. There is a dedicated landing zone, but's very small and tight. Flaps are real blessing there. I will be at Torrey on Friday around noon if you want some company. Let me know. I'll see you for sure on Sunday at the F3F race. Links: Torrey Pines: http://www.torreypinesgulls.org/ Temple Hill: http://home.earthlink.net/~windrider007/index.html Slope directory: http://www.extreme-products.com/features/sitedirectory.html Pacific Palisades: http://mpa.freeservers.com/Main.htm (Click on "Images from Our Home Slope") Cheers, Nathan Woods Webmaster: www.boomerangwings.com Temple Hill Slope Squadron Orange, California <http://home.earthlink.net/~windrider007/index.html> Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
