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Last Tuesday and yesterday at 47N...

A bit windy Tuesday, which fragmented the thermals, but man, was it popping! Nothing but dense, flat-bottom clouds with well-defined features.





I did OK... almost made 4000, but had trouble staying in the thermals. Lots of sink in between (note the vario).





Yesterday it was even better... I got to almost 5000 off a 2500-ft tow, and was too busy yankin' and bankin' to take pictures until my second flight, when high clouds moved in and pretty much killed the lift.





This is why we inspect every inch of the tow rope before laying it out

Ooo, nice shots. Just wondering, do glider pilots only get one attempt at landing? I mean, if they were off course due to some crosswinds, and they couldn't land, what could they do?

Ooo, nice shots. Just wondering, do glider pilots only get one attempt at landing? I mean, if they were off course due to some crosswinds, and they couldn't land, what could they do?

Notice their are more airplane pilots than glider pilots?

Ooo, nice shots. Just wondering, do glider pilots only get one attempt at landing? I mean, if they were off course due to some crosswinds, and they couldn't land, what could they do?

Unless you can find more lift, you have to land... somewhere. And even if you find more lift, eventually you'll run out of daylight.

This clip is pretty educational... the pilot, who is a making a long x-c in a high-performance glider with a lot of helpful gadgets like an audible vario and glide computer, explains a lot of what he is doing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp4ZyZ_x9k

...What a wonderful.....wonderful Video!... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

With glorious views of the countryside from high altitudes, with a rolling commentary, (...and a nice accent!.....)!

I notice that the possible use of of; "Flight Following" was discussed, but the pilot turned the idea down....

Being equipped with a Radio and Transponder, is it a useful backup, to avoid collisions, incursions, and general advice/assistance, etc, over a long Glider journey?

Paul..... ...!

[color=#000000]I've always been fascinated with gliders, but know very little. What are terrain-induced lift (ridge running?) and wave lift?

This clip is pretty educational... the pilot, who is a making a long x-c in a high-performance glider with a lot of helpful gadgets like an audible vario and glide computer, explains a lot of what he is doing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp4ZyZ_x9k

...What a wonderful.....wonderful Video!... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

With glorious views of the countryside from high altitudes, with a rolling commentary, (...and a nice accent!.....)!

I notice that the possible use of of; "Flight Following" was discussed, but the pilot turned the idea down....

Being equipped with a Radio and Transponder, is it a useful backup, to avoid collisions, incursions, and general advice/assistance, etc, over a long Glider journey?

Paul..... ...!

I'm sure it can be helpful, but just as with flying behind a propeller, if you know where you are, and have your eyes outside and can see other traffic readily, it's sort of nice to enjoy being left alone.
If that seems irresponsible, remember that if you have a tx, ATC will still be able to call you out to others using FF.

Add another layer of protection by monitoring the local FF frequency, and you are doing very nicely but still not obliged to talk to anybody.

[quote][color=#000000]I've always been fascinated with gliders, but know very little. What are terrain-induced lift (ridge running?) and wave lift?

I find these audio Variometers for Gliders, fascinating...>>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6w7W5GD2M

Are they available as (add-on) "Gauges" for MS Flight Simulators Gliders*?

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004..... 8-)...!

In action in a Model Glider...>>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qTA5c8bVM

* P.S. ...giving this a try in FS 2004... ;)...>>>

http://carrier.csi.cam.ac.uk/forsterlew ... imobjects/

DG100V6 Glider fitted with a Variometer....(Audible?)... ::)....>>>

http://www.simviation.com/fsgliders_10.htm

[quote][quote][color=#000000]I've always been fascinated with gliders, but know very little. What are terrain-induced lift (ridge running?) and wave lift?

I'm sure the audible vario has it's uses in the real world. I was referring to simulated flight.

I'm still trying to locate an "Audio" Variometer Gauge, to install in some of my Sim Gliders, (and other