DESCRIPTION

This is one of the favorite sites for Bay Area pilots. It is a good place to learn thermalling, with P4 sponsors. Small-scale XCs are the norm, running up and down and across Dunlap valley. For longer XCs you must cross a few miles of rolling hills with weak lift and occasionally spotty landing options. Dunlap is a popular site for BAPA's XC League events, at least twice a year. Access Take highway 180 East from Fresno. Rules None.

WEATHER

None really, Dunlap is very consistent spring through early fall. Early in the spring there may be low cloud bases and overdevelopment.