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Could have been Percy, except, the range I was following was on the east side of a small valley. Much larger North/South range on the west side of the valley, and while there was some wind, it was light, and was going from North to South. I'm well versed in mountain flying, mountain waves, and down drafts. That's why I was flying the west slope, instead of the east side. While on the ground in Richfield, a glider landed. He'd just flown up from about 100 miles farther south. He had indicated that there were some great updrafts out there. And there were. He'd been gliding at about 17,000 ft. Larry Percy Wood wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > At 04:11 PM 8/27/01 -0600, you wrote: Couldn't believe 50 > >miles of thermals. Indicated speed was near 120 for the entire > >distance. Didn't have my GPS with me, so I don't know what I was really > >doing. Sometimes, folks, it just don't get any better than this. > > Not to dispute your good time, Larry. > But what you probably had was upslope wind to lift you. Same effect as > a thermal, but caused by wind going up a slope. Evidence for my claim is > the mountains running north. Wind tends to go east/west out here. So the > wind blew up hill and took you with it. > Please remember the "down side." That is where the wind comes down > the other side. It can get quite rough, and take more power to climb through > than your plane has = can ruin your day. Knowledge of how wind impacts > mountain ridges is one of the hallmarks of mountain flying. > Percy in Portland > ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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