Toggle Nav

Questions? Call (208) 994-4110

Search
Advanced Search
My Cart
Menu
Account

changing gears while soaring

  1. Strategy

    Changing Gears While Soaring

    November 17, 2016

    You see a hill ahead, as you approach the bottom of it you downshift to keep the RPM high so you can maintain your speed up the hill. You do not wait until you are rapidly slowing down and the accelerator is floored before downshifting.

    Do you shift gears while soaring? You can see a dissipating sky ahead, you can stop and take a weaker climb now, so you can avoid an even weaker climb ahead

    Read more
Categories
Archive
Tags
thermal cross country thermalling gaggle final glide wind vario contests speed to fly maccready landout sink sailplane racing lxnav parachute ground handling deviation center thermal flight instruction flight computer water ballast lift look outside outlanding rope break tost competition wave flarm checklists motorglider skysight convergence microburst far annual / yearly inspection spot tire seeyou contest strategy decision making turn area task start gate turnpoints stress faa buying a glider instruments weather cumulus cloud