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  1. Cross Country

    Aimlessly Wandering

    October 04, 2018

    Why are we cruising in this direction? Why not 10 degrees to the right or left? You should be heading in a precise direction, you should always be trying to increase your odds and find the next area of lift, even finding less sink is great. You should try each and every source. You should be trying every area along the way that you think will produce lift. Of course, you still have to think about deviation

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