Walter---Us old FF ers also use bubble machines to show us the thermals. Available at Toys R Us, and set on a pole upwind , they paint a beautiful picture of the river of air. When the bubbles are falling--dont fly. When they are going up--launch!!!But----let me remind you that no method is foolproof. Enjoy Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [RCSE] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 6:08 PM Subject: [RCSE] A Revelation!!!(for me) > My Reno flying buddy Chris Adams felt sorry for me and the inept way I was > trying to find thermals at one of the S3 contests. Seeing that I was one > aimless thermal vagabond that needed some SERIOUS help- > he took it upon himself to give some tutorial. When that obviously wasnt > working too well, in shear frustration(just joking Chris) he gave me two > things- a bunch of cattails that can be broken open, launching little fuzz > balls into the "river in the sky"(or whatever it was Thornburg called it) > and the 3Rs video. Well I got to say that launching fuzz balls one > afternoon and watching the video was a EYE OPENING experience- and all along > I thought those long streamers at this years SWC were nothing more than > wind direction indicators! > Well I went out flying today, stuck a long streamer on my TX antennae and on > one of those dreaded soccer goal posts that make a habit of doting our > fields these days. And guess what?- watching the streamers/etc actually > WORKED. Time and again I was able to fly in the direction of and actually > find thermals using what was learned from the video and Chris' cattails. > Just gotta say thanks to Chris, Joe Wurts, and John Roe. > Walter > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
