At 22:56 18/09/2006, you wrote:
hi all
I was just reading the bible (Reichmann's "cross country soaring")
and came accross the thermaling technique described by reichmann.
the technique to me seams wrong. i'm guessing if it is, then it has
already been discused on this list but here it is any
Hi Todd,
Reichmann's technique as described in his book does indeed work. I
think you may be misunderstanding it slightly because of what might be a
translation error or oversimplified use of language.
To be more formal (and correct), his technique is:
- 1) While the climb is improving, flatten
Thank youThat makes more sense now. its just that i use a technique where as you hit the strong lift you tighten up for about 3/4 of a circle and then go back to normal and that seems to work quite well.ToddJohn Wharington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Todd,Reichmann's technique as described in hi
As Mike and
John have said, Reichmann’s method definitely works.
A common fault
in most early pilots is to turn as soon as there is any indication of lift,
usually with the result that they turn too early, an end up half in and half
our of the entrained air around a thermal, rather than
Todd,
there are a number of techniques which work, so
do whatever is best for you. In fact as people gain more experience they tend to
"do stuff" without thinking about it too much and probably amalgamate different
internal rules for different weather conditions.
There was a technique w
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When
thermalling I like to think in terms of the compass. If the best lift is
on the northern side, you have to fly north. If the best lift is on the
western side, you have to go west. Conversely, if the WORST lift in on the
south side, go north.
I also
am a strong suppo
Hi Todd
Good questions!! I think you've pointed out the
guts of the thermalling dilemma.
I strongly recommend,at least in the early cross
country days, your tighter tighter tighter method of coring because most people
aren't turning steep enough. Once you find that tightening up is really o
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