Flying into a 12+ thermal was like being hit by a train and then staying in it was like being in a washing machine
Thats a great analogy
I had a couple of wild thermal rides in the old Skylark where the vario was off the clock,I didn't dare look out at what the wings were doing and I was using full aileron and rudder just to prevent myself being spat out of the thermal
- was feeling a wee bit peely-wally by the top of the climb !
They made me do my x country qualifying field landing in the skylark on an extremely good day... I said to leave it until the evening but no.....
So i made a point of thermalling (climbing) over their heads with the brakes fully open
- I just scraped into the marked out area but it really was a silly exercise in those conditions !