I've joined a thermal to 7000' with 5 eagles at Stonefield. Was an incredible experience. One just sat of my wingtip inside the circle as we went round, calmly looking at me. It is amazing to see how the top feathers feel the air, wish we had that kind of sensitivity. At the top I followed one as it cruised off. In +16° flap in a Pik20D i was flying at about the same speed as him, about 5m behind and at about 34 knots just sitting above the stall.
If that isnt soaring with eagles then I dont know what is! Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Newton To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising On 28/11/2007, at 10:12 PM, DMcD wrote: And sure, while there are eagles up there, and sometimes you can soar past them, but you can't soar with them in a sailplane. You've never thermalled with an eagle playing in your wingtip vortices, or hovering a couple of metres away above and to one side of your canopy, so close you can see the feathers on its face waving in the breeze? Every time a share a thermal with one of those guys I feel privileged. The merest fraction of 1% of people alive on the planet today will ever experience something like that, and I'm one of them. Awesome. - mark -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82231777 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.9/1155 - Release Date: 27/11/2007 8:30 PM
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