mental snapshot
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August 06, 2020
So you've found your cloud – but what's the best way to use it?
Centering thermals efficiently, and climbing quickly, are probably the most fundamental skills you need to soar successfully. Even a small improvement in your technique could easily mean a few hundred feet in every thermal – or thousands of feet in a typical cross-country flight. Come to the end of the day, this might even
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July 25, 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
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July 27, 2017
A growing cloud is much better than a decaying cloud. But determining what it is doing is key. Take a mental snapshot then look at it again a minute later and see if it is growing. There is generally too much going on to stare at the cloud for any length of time. Especially with all of the other pilots looking at and heading for that same cloud.
The base should be firm and well defined, not