virga
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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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- August 17, 2022
What Caused the Crash?
I believe Rick’s analysis is spot on. The deadly trap was a microburst.
“The virga produced a microburst directly over Shmulik as he was waiting for the jet. He expedited his landing trying to fly out of what was likely epic sink. While his base leg was low it looked high enough to make the runway with plenty of energy to flare and roll out. But he then got hit from behind or