Monthly Archives: May 2022
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- May 18, 2022
One of the key skills of gliding is to recognise a thermal as we approach it, there are many ways to do this with the use of ground features, clouds, off mountainous terrain, smoke from a fire, etc. Naturally, we need to find a way to recognise a thermal as we approach it.
Thermal Form
Thermals rise through our atmosphere because of a change in temperature, hot air rising. We must also acknowledge
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- May 04, 2022
There are two ways of thinking, practicing until you get it right, or practicing until you can’t get it wrong. That’s the difference between amateurs and professionals in the end. First, we must arm ourselves with the knowledge, then add ongoing training and practice, this is a sure way to see success. Serious training must be aimed towards specific problems, whereas less ambitious pilots confuse this