Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange
Unofficial Williams Soaring Center, California Control Points


Courtesy of Jim Darke
Dated: 27 March 2016
Magnetic Variation: 14.6E
Time zone: US/Pacific, Summer offset from GMT is -7:00 and in Winter it is -8:00.

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The primary specification of the waypoint coordinates is degrees, minutes, and seconds


Names: TP Names are alphabetical with WSC (the home base) listed first with a numeric one preceding the name WSC. ICAO ID may be included in name.
Elevations: Many elevations are rounded
Classification of each TP is included at the end of each name.  Letter at end will be either: R, E, or U:
  R = Runway on sectional
  E = Emergency Landing area
  U = Unlandable area
  After the letter is a qualification number: 1, 2, or 3 is good,    7, 8, or 9 is bad.
Comments at end of line may include:
  Runway:
    Length in hundreds ( H for Hard or S for Soft surface) e.g."20H" means 2000 ft hard surface
    Surface: H=Hard (concrete/ asphalt/paved) S=Soft (gravel, sod or dirt)
    Width may be shown after length e.g. "25Hx90" 2500 long x 90 ft wide. Width sometimes is only the paved area, but other times it estimates width and it may contain obstructions
    Direction: e.g. 14/32, N/S, 16/34
  Radio frequency: 22.9=122.9 22.7=122.7
  Aviation Weather: AW24.5=124.5
  Control Tower: CT18.7=118.7

Notice about Landing Sites: INFO MAY NOT BE ACCURATE
Choice of landing sites is a pilot's personal responsibility.

The landing attribute "L" has been appended to a few of the control points that MAY have been landable in the past, but they may not be landable any longer.
Pilots must decide for themselves which control points may be landable for them, and then add or delete attributes as appropriate.
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Do not use for navigation, for flight verification only.

Always consult the relevant publications for current and correct
information. This service is provided free of charge with no warrantees,
expressed or implied.
User assumes all risk of use.


"Please note that private use airports in the FAA's National
Airspace System are for the use of the owner only or with the
permission of the owner only. Other users are not authorized
and should not be attempting to land at private use airports."

Use is subject to these conditions.


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