thermal exit
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September 07, 2017
While you are thermalling be predictable. No erratic movements. No fast changes in direction. At the same time, no change so slow that the person behind you cannot see what you intend to do. When you roll out you want the person behind you to understand you are leaving and not just widening the thermal which they might follow.
Look to
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January 12, 2017
In a past, I wrote about leaving a thermal and accelerating while in the lift. That way when you encounter the sink you are already at or near cruise speed and get through the sink quickly. That is great when you are alone. However, let's think about what happens when we have company.
Everything Changes in a Gaggle
When you exit it