Lu Yeh, Gao Tai
📍 Taiwan , Taitung · Nearest city: Taitung (17 km)
14 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 348 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
22.91270, 121.12000Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-21 02:42 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~393 m, wind 12 km/h.
base ~393m · wind 12 km/hVery favorable day for XC, cloud base ~868 m, wind 13 km/h.
base ~868m · wind 13 km/hVery favorable day for XC, cloud base ~1868 m, wind 11 km/h.
base ~1868m · wind 11 km/hComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
🌬 Daily wind (next days)
Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 0 | Low |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.00 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.45 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
30 m X 30 m take off area, bordered by massive parking lot crowded with tourists on weekends and everything that comes with it, But it is heaven M - F. 368 meters, msl, 150 agl Ask for house thermals and sink holes as the wind direction shifts and when to cross the valley to the 900 take off zone. cliff launch, with occasional bursts of rotor and thermal. When they trim the trees on the SE face, that launch is safe and easy. When they don't there is a constant back-wind and rotor. The south west launch is largly useless.
Rules and notes
Don't land in the prison yard, watch the double set of high voltage power lines, occasional fly-bys from SAR heli's.
Pilot comments
camp grounds on the take off, bath, call for equipment repair, top landing is easy M - F. usually a driver on weekends, 100 km potential XC flights up the valley. easy hitchhike back. You can live here for a week and never go down the mountain. this is an awesome place3 to fly in the summer, before the typhoon season.
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