Wave
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July 15, 2021
Editors Note: This article discusses flight near clouds. Check cloud clearance requirements in your country and personal minimums before attempting.
Thermal wave or shear wave as it’s commonly known as is quite reliable. They can form over an extensive area, over a single cumulus, or in the blue. The basics on how they form,
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January 25, 2018
I spent the day with a student from MN and he got to experience some wave, it was small and we only climbed about 700 ft above release, but it was better than landing so it was a win, and it was mid-January and we are flying... Most of our day was climb 50 ft lose 30.... it was a slow climb. The average climb rate would be better if we could climb the entire time, so let’s avoid losing 30 ft each time.
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April 13, 2017
I am not referring to flying a task in wave at a mountain site where you would plan to race in wave. Let's start by thinking about it from a pre-start and work our way around the course.
In a previous article I talked about recognizing wave on task and how I used it to get the last climb of the day and made it home, -
January 05, 2017
There I was nearing cloudbase. I had been running along a nice cloud street into the wind. It had been a long lonely day and now I had company... woohoo... Getting to the last cloud on the street already near cloudbase, I made a few turns and noticed something odd. This shadow wasn't drifting like the others.
The mountains were well upwind (maybe 20 miles). All day the clouds had been drifting