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  1. Thermal Team Flying

    Going Faster With 2

    January 04, 2018

    Team flying is an art and it takes a lot of practice to be good at it. I have attempted team flying at three World Gliding Championships and one Junior World Gliding Championships. I remember one day at the Juniors I was able to share some information on the cloudstreet I was running down and getting slow and recommending for my teammate to do something else. He did and won the day.

    However,

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