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Old 25th Nov 2013, 11:14
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phiggsbroadband,

I think you're comparing apples and oranges.

A stick-induced pull-up results in an exchange of kinetic and potential energy at more-or-less constant total energy.

An upward gust adds energy, increasing height at constant speed.
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