Flying on Monday
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Finally got hold of the photos taken by P1, you might appreciate the best of them. Flight to almost 9,000' and back down was about 50 minutes long including the aerotow.
Vario showing almost 10 knots up
Airbrakes to get down
Stunning...
Classic wave gap
Vario showing almost 10 knots up
Airbrakes to get down
Stunning...
Classic wave gap
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Of course what goes up must come down - the sink on the downwind edge of the wave bar is just as strong,
1 Knot up or down = 101 ft per minute. In the picture the glider is climbing at 900 ft min. Best I have ever had was 19 knots up ....... followed by 12 kts down
My club just started flying again but the weather has been unseasonable cold and wet on the West Coast of Canada. I am planning to fly this Monday but I very much doubt I will see conditions like Cat's Five.
My club just started flying again but the weather has been unseasonable cold and wet on the West Coast of Canada. I am planning to fly this Monday but I very much doubt I will see conditions like Cat's Five.
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Great pics - I'm envious! I've had some great wave flights in the peak district, but I've not flown for a few years.
Is that the Tay estuary in the last photo, by any chance?
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Is that the Tay estuary in the last photo, by any chance?
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1 Knot up or down = 101 ft per minute. In the picture the glider is climbing at 900 ft min. Best I have ever had was 19 knots up ....... followed by 12 kts down
My club just started flying again but the weather has been unseasonable cold and wet on the West Coast of Canada. I am planning to fly this Monday but I very much doubt I will see conditions like Cat's Five.
My club just started flying again but the weather has been unseasonable cold and wet on the West Coast of Canada. I am planning to fly this Monday but I very much doubt I will see conditions like Cat's Five.
I've no idea what the best up was, but I did see the needle on the stop a couple of times. Hopefully I'll extract the trace from the FLARM tomorrow. I did use the sink of the next wave bar upwind to help get down.
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Well spotted, it is. On the same day the club guru flew s 500km task twice, in a 15m unflapped glider.
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On the same day the club guru flew s 500km task twice, in a 15m unflapped glider
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We looked at a plastic divider for our clubs 2 seater but decided to just go with mandatory mask wearing by both occupants and a cockpit sanitize between flights.
As BPF said, mask and sanitize in my club.
Nice pictures. What glider? ASK 21?
Nice pictures. What glider? ASK 21?
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Nice pics Cats Five
Great climb rate ,not sure I saw anything as good on my vario.
It was a lovely day wasn't it
Here are a couple of mine from the same day (hope you don't mind).
Great climb rate ,not sure I saw anything as good on my vario.
It was a lovely day wasn't it
Here are a couple of mine from the same day (hope you don't mind).
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Thanks longer ron , more great pics and looks like the Tay estuary again. And look at the asi in mine, flying nice & slowly!
I should add that not having to fly & take photos was a help.
I should add that not having to fly & take photos was a help.
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Hi Cats Five
From the flight log - I took off just over an hour before you and landed 5 mins behind you,you guys must have done it the easy/skillful way almost straight from A/T
I made hard work of it LOL,through lack of skill on my part I ended up stuck on/near Bishop for 1 hour just above the ridge,I was obviously waiting for something better to come along - eventually managed to get a semi decent thermal to get across to W Lomond and then transition to wave.Actually looking at my barogram I must have been in at least 8kt up for a while - I must have been enjoying the view too much to really take in the vario reading.
I also was climbing in a straight line @ 46kt at one stage with a little + Flap selected but usually flying a little faster than that
cheers LR
From the flight log - I took off just over an hour before you and landed 5 mins behind you,you guys must have done it the easy/skillful way almost straight from A/T
I made hard work of it LOL,through lack of skill on my part I ended up stuck on/near Bishop for 1 hour just above the ridge,I was obviously waiting for something better to come along - eventually managed to get a semi decent thermal to get across to W Lomond and then transition to wave.Actually looking at my barogram I must have been in at least 8kt up for a while - I must have been enjoying the view too much to really take in the vario reading.
I also was climbing in a straight line @ 46kt at one stage with a little + Flap selected but usually flying a little faster than that
cheers LR
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Hi Cats Five
From the flight log - I took off just over an hour before you and landed 5 mins behind you, you guys must have done it the easy/skillful way almost straight from A/T
I made hard work of it LOL, through lack of skill on my part I ended up stuck on/near Bishop for 1 hour just above the ridge,I was obviously waiting for something better to come along - eventually managed to get a semi decent thermal to get across to W Lomond and then transition to wave. Actually looking at my barogram I must have been in at least 8kt up for a while - I must have been enjoying the view too much to really take in the vario reading.
I also was climbing in a straight line @ 46kt at one stage with a little + Flap selected but usually flying a little faster than that
cheers LR
From the flight log - I took off just over an hour before you and landed 5 mins behind you, you guys must have done it the easy/skillful way almost straight from A/T
I made hard work of it LOL, through lack of skill on my part I ended up stuck on/near Bishop for 1 hour just above the ridge,I was obviously waiting for something better to come along - eventually managed to get a semi decent thermal to get across to W Lomond and then transition to wave. Actually looking at my barogram I must have been in at least 8kt up for a while - I must have been enjoying the view too much to really take in the vario reading.
I also was climbing in a straight line @ 46kt at one stage with a little + Flap selected but usually flying a little faster than that
cheers LR
HaHa - I did not plan to use the hill - I pulled off at 2k and then lost height and had to go to the hill to remain airborne .
I should have paid another tenner and gone up to 3k.
I have not done too much wave flying so it is always a real pleasure to find some.
I should have paid another tenner and gone up to 3k.
I have not done too much wave flying so it is always a real pleasure to find some.