[Aus-soaring] SkySight on YouTube: Episode 1 - Weather forecasting and task planning

As requested by a number of people on this list, I've put together a video which details how to interpret a weather forecast, and set a task accordingly using a checklist. It's aimed at novices, and even if you're not a https://skysight.io/ user the concepts should be applicable to your product of

Re: [Aus-soaring] SkySight on YouTube: Episode 1 - Weather forecasting and task planning

On 1 Nov 2016, at 5:31 PM, Matthew Scutter wrote: > If people find the first episode valuable, I'll continue with more advanced > topics. > Direct queries/suggestions/requests to matt...@skysight.io > . With winds northerly until cloudbase, then a sudden swing to str

Re: [Aus-soaring] SkySight on YouTube: Episode 1 - Weather forecasting and task planning

I don't have my wave textbook handy to find the exact formula (Jean-Marie Clement's "Dancing with the Wind" is the authoritative wave reference IMHO), but I think it'd be unsoarably weak if present at all - not a strong enough wind gradient above the shear to give the wave any energy. On Wed, Nov