Originally Posted by
A Squared
Albatrosses and the like may be able to gain advantage by exploiting wind gradients and/or air deflected upward by waves. I wouldn't dispute that for a moment.
I am however, fairly confident that they cannot achieve a net energy gain relative to their basic gliding efficiency by turning within a homogeneous body of moving air. As nearly as I can tell, this is what it being claimed by the article linked in the first post.
Yep that’s the false claim.