ParaglidingWX — Hike+Fly planner

Hike+Fly planner

After you choose Hike+Fly and pick a launch, the app builds a square grid around that point, pulls terrain heights, and runs a reachability search. Inputs include glide ratio, glider speed, and wind source:

• None — Still air (default until you change it).
• User — Uniform speed and direction from the sliders (meteorological “from” direction).
• Forecast — horizontal wind from the toolbar map model (same zarr stack as Wind Map), at the hour from the map time bar. The planner calculates the effect of wind for each altitude layer as the glider descends.

Shading is a rough “where you might get with this glide” heuristic, not a guarantee of clearance from obstacles, turbulence, or airspace. Paths are simplified for display; always cross‑check with the map and real terrain.

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