It was stuck (frozen in space). Regis
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From: John Erickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 12:21 PM
To: Charles Miller; Soaring List
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Thermals/Winter
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As I recall, Al once said he thermaled a glider when the
As you know I spent most of my life in Wiscosnin. I had to fly. I remember once
setting up a high start, took 30 minutes in deep snow, only to find that just as I was
about to launch, a snowmoble starting circling me. Th high start ended up in tiny
shreds. Compared to that place I find Den
John Erickson called my name.
It's true, you fly all winter or you get rusty, and when you do finally
get out for a session your muscles hurt later, at least if you fly HLG.
When do the thermals give up because of the cold, you may ask?
We do find thermals around here at any temperature, especi
Down here on the South Coast (Alabama), the good flying season is in the Fall/Winter.
Too windy in the Spring, too %$#^@ hot and humid in the Summer. IMO.
I wonder how the extreme cold affects mylar/monokote? My Chrysalis HLG has very light
and limber wings and no doubt the tension of the co
The rules I can follow for a full, (winter shortened) day of cold weather
flying are min 28deg with the wind blowing, min 20deg calm. This is HLG
weather for sure.
Not that much diference thermalling between 0deg and what you're used to
seeing (scientifically speakin, I think that is because your
> Went out at lunch today, High temperature was 37. The sun was out and
> the lift was great...
> I am out in Colorado, We do fly all winter,
> Charlie
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I wouldn't use the term "We" loosely here in the Northeast, but I think
there are a couple of us out this way who fly all winter.
Rick
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