cumulus
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- September 14, 2022
Is There Anything To Learn?
Editors note, this week continues with our final of the five-part microburst series. You will find parts one, two, three, and four in the links.
By Clemens CeipekI believe the answer is clearly “yes”. The following summarizes my personal takeaways. You may need to adjust these based on your flying environment, your experience and skills, and your glider.
Recognize
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- June 15, 2022
I have no idea why, but it’s often spoken about that the distance between the good thermals seemingly appears to be related to the depth of convection. I say that again, the depth of convection. This is from the ground level to the top of the cloud base, not the commonly perceived, base of the clouds which is the condensation level. Typically, if we work on an approximation of 2.5 times the
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- July 24, 2019
Cumulus Clouds can be confusing and give you too many options. Left, Right, more left, 2 to the left looks good, but the right looks better 5miles down the task, and it never looks better straight on course. So many choices to choose from, I am like a kid in a Candy store, completely overloaded with options.
Mental Snapshot
Taking a mental snapshot of the clouds is crucial because you want to know