Slick

Slick helps paragliding pilots find flyable spots based on real-time weather conditions and personal preferences.

KEY FEATURES

- Real-time spot map with color-coded flyability (green = flyable, yellow = marginal, red = not flyable)
- Forecasts for 7 days ahead with hourly wind, gusts, and direction
- Customize your flying preferences: minimum/maximum wind speed, gust ratio, daylight window
- Wind direction matching against each spot's flyable directions
- Live wind data from Pioupiou and Holfuy weather stations
- Paragliding spots from ParaglidingEarth and community contributions
- Favorites: save your home spots and travel destinations
- Flyable Nearby: see all spots within your chosen radius with a daily best-pick recommendation
- Smart day verdicts that respect your minimum window duration
- Add missing spots: contribute to the community by submitting new takeoffs
- Multiple map styles: Standard, Outdoors, Satellite, Satellite + Streets
- Units in km/h, mph, knots, m/s — your choice

WHO IT'S FOR

Paragliders, hike-and-fly pilots, and free flight enthusiasts who want a quick answer to "where can I fly today?" Slick replaces the spreadsheet of spots, multiple weather tabs, and manual checks with one clean interface.

DATA SOURCES

- Spots: ParaglidingEarth + community submissions
- Forecasts: Open-Meteo
- Live wind: Pioupiou, Holfuy
- Maps: Mapbox

Slick respects your privacy. We collect only what's needed to deliver forecasts and personalize your experience. See our privacy policy for details.

Note: This is an early version of Slick. Features and reliability are being actively improved. Please always verify local conditions before flying.