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Old 5th May 2016, 10:12
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The Ancient Geek
 
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The problem is in the assumption that temperature falls linearly with altitude.
This is normally true but fails when conditions are changing such as morning and evening. If the thermal gradient is perfect the glider pilots get miserable.......
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