We built a free weather and flyability tool for pilots: PARARIDGE (5,600+ spots, 12 countries)
Hey r/freeflight,
We are a small independent dev team made up of pilots, based in Canada. 🇨🇦
We got tired of bouncing between Windy, WindGuru, Meteoblue, XCSkies, and three different windgram tools every time we wanted to check if a site was flyable.
So we built PARARIDGE: https://pararidge.com
What it does:
- Multi-model weather forecasts (GFS, ECMWF, ICON, HRRR depending on the spot)
- Windgrams and emagrams for any spot
- Color-coded flyability indicators for an instant look at which sites have potential today, with the ability to dive deeper into the raw meteorological data whenever you need it.
- 5,600+ spots loaded across 12 countries (Canada, USA, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, and more)
- Works on mobile and desktop
It is 100% free. No paywall, no ads. There is a tip jar if you want to support the running costs but nothing is locked.
We’re a small team, so you will definitely run into some bugs and missing spots. To help us improve, we'd love the community's take on a few things:
- Test your local site: Does our flyability forecast actually match your gut feeling?
- Fill in the blanks: If your favorite spot is missing, please go ahead and add it.
- The 2-hour drive test: What feature would genuinely give you the confidence to drive two hours for a flight?
- Where next? Which countries should we add to the map next?
Honest feedback is more than welcome—even the harsh kind.
Cheers, and fly safe!
