King Mountain Glider Park is envisioned as a premium soaring location serving the sailplane, hang-gliding and para-glider communities. The site will have a 4,000 by 100 foot grass runway, tie down area, and camping facilities. The long term goal is to provide both aero-tow and winch launch options.
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The Glider park is being developed by John Kangas.
If runway grass is mature the "Grand Opening" will be Labor Day week end 2008.
Through coordination with the FAA a "wave window" has been established allowing flights to 23,000 feet MSL. Development of a mountain wave can be seen in the above picture.
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The Glide Park is located at the base of King Mountain about 1 1/2 miles from the lower hang-glider launch zone and 2 3/4 miles from the upper launch areas. The Park's closeness to the mountain should allow winch launched sailplanes to "get away" for long cross-country flights.
