Maybe the guys in Reno could answer this as they fly at pretty high
altitudes. I think I remember one of the guys up there telling me its not
as easy to themal up there as it is in say Sacramento. But I know for a
fact that area is world renowned for both thermal and wave full size
soaring. They have some powerful, maybe almost violently so thermal
activity up there yet I am pretty sure some of the model guys told me it is
a little harder to thermal up there. Any answers to this? Walter
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From: regis white <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:21 AM
Subject: RE: [RCSE] Does Altitude cause bad air?
>Absolutely, even the U2 had altitude limits not related to the engine.
>
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>From: GRW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:51 AM
>To: soaring
>Subject: [RCSE] Does Altitude cause bad air?
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>
>In talking to a friend today, he said something that made sense but I'm
>curious about it. Does high altitude affect lift and the way gliders
>fly? I know that is does for power, it sucks the juice out if the
>motor. But flying motorless here, is there much of a differance? I
>have only gotten my plane to climb well from a HL here once, 5500+ ft.
>I went to Salt Lake and had good flights with a couple speck'n out. Now
>this is also a different plane so I can't really compare, but then maybe
>it has to do with altitude. Could this be because of the altitude?
>Thanks
>--
>Glenn R. Whitcomb
>Elko, NV
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