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 World > North America > Mexico > Baja California > La Salina
   La Salina -rate- (4/5 - 2 votes)
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Last update : Sep 6th 2008
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 General information
GPS coordinates : take off : 32°3'46" (32.0628)N; 116°51'46" (116.863)W - Elevation : 173 m.
landing : 32°3'49" (32.0638)N; 116°52'8" (116.869)W - Elevation : 24 m.
Take off : Dirt area covered with carpets.
Landing : Dirt area. Watch for prickly plants on perimeter of the LZ.

If you get some height over the ridge, you can go land at the beach and have a margarita at the Baja Seasons hotel:
http://bajaseasons.com
Going there : na.
Comments : A blend of ridge soaring and thermalling.
Possibility of going XC over the back plateau.
Weather hazards : na.
Flight regulation : na.
People to contact : na.
Parking :
Website : http://www.bajabrent.com/
Tourism  : na.
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 Pros on La Salina

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 Clubs on La Salina

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 Pictures
Launch area. Picture by Jerome Daoust.
picture by Jerome Daoust
 
High over ridge and looking South. Picture by Jerome Daoust.
picture by Jerome Daoust
 
High over ridge and looking North. Picture by Jerome Daoust.
picture by Jerome Daoust
 
 gps logs of flights from La Salina

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 Videos, from youtube

 Situation
Take off : 32.0628 N; 116.863 W
Landing : 32.0638 N; 116.869 W
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Local weather :
from Tijuana International Airport (52.28 km from the site):
  • Age : 29 min ago
  • Wind : W at 6 mph (9 km/h)
  • Visibility :  7 miles (11 km)
  • Clouds : clear skies
  • Temp : 70F (21C)
  • Dewpt : 55F (13C)
  • Humidity : 60%
flying looks rather good though one criteria is undefined :
- wind direction : W wind is ok for flying this site
- wind speed : 2.6 m/s
- weather conditions : not given by our weather report... :(
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 PgSim : 2 flights on La Salina
  • flight by anonymous : . . "Let's go!"
  • flight by anonymous : . . "Woohoo! made the beach!"

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 PgSim competition tasks in La Salina

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 Leonardo flights [?]
takeoff : La Salina (32.0645; -116.863), 0.19 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Marcel Dettling 48.761 40.237 3:4:44 2006-03-12 View
Jason Kinch 5.656 2.338 0:44:8 2010-05-08 View
Henry Baker 6.357 2.222 0:29:51 2010-08-28 View
Danielle Kinch 6.316 1.908 0:36:35 2010-05-08 View
Henry Baker 3.211 1.696 0:14:18 2010-08-28 View
Jason Kinch 2.624 1.19 0:24:44 2010-05-08 View
Danielle Kinch 2.521 0.949 0:16:28 2010-05-08 View
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