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SUGARBUSH Launch: Lincoln Peak

Pilots can ether launch from the top of the Organgrinder trail or 50 feet higher from the summit of Lincoln peak.

COORDINATES

(44.127282, -72.928058) Google Maps

ELEVATION

3950 feet, (1204 meters)

WIND

Direction: 40 deg. from the left and 65 deg. from the right.
Speeds: HG Min. 5, Ideal 10, Max. 15 … PG Min. 5, Ideal 8, Max. 15
Glide ratio:5.4

FLIGHT HAZARDS

The wind often wraps into the Organgrinder launch, making it appear straight when it is quite cross. The glide to the LZ is roughly 4 to 1 and the LZ can be difficult to make in headwind and sink.

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