Monthly Archives: January 2021
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January 28, 2021
It happens to all of us, but how we deal with it is very different for everybody. Some will roll over & resign to an out landing far too early, others will get hyper-focused & climb away in the smallest of bubbles. You make your own luck, though occasionally there's nothing you can do & you'll be on the ground regardless. So what can we do to avoid getting low? What can we do to deal with
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January 21, 2021
The wing wheel at the <Name Redacted> soaring club had been flat for quite some time. Members literally kept using it until it fell off the rim, then bending the rim and causing damage to the structure of the wing wheel. The one person in the club
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January 14, 2021
Thermal entry You're approaching an area of lift, you can either see it, or you can feel it approaching, you slow yourself down to heighten your senses, hear the air better, feel the wings coming alive, listen to that audio become more excited - but which way do you turn? How do you attack that area of lift?
Attack the Area of Lift