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About me: ...without a doubt. Initially flew an Airborne "Buzzard" with later upgrades to an Airborne Edge and now, an Airborne XT912 Arrow. I fear thermals - probably due to being a for...
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- ...few questions, might sound silly but since I don't know much about thermals....how to you know where the...tty sure a variometer helps with that but if a pilot was searching for thermals what are they looking for? So...
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Try yup I bet the thermals in Australia are monsters. I did alot of flying in new Mexico you could h...d hunt them with you're ears.as long as you had good altitude well formed thermals were cool but a ground popper...- +60 more Comments
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- I flew along this ridgeline, getting help from the thermals to take me to the top of the Pyramid.
- Working my way to flying at noon on the Solstice. Lots o' thermals but ice cream reward at Fenton's. Pic credit Eric.
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- ...next? Instructor: Well you take me for a fly and treat me like a totally ignorant passenger. M: When? I: Mid-day when there are thermals, wind and not so easy air....
- ...und it more comfortable.I often have ideas of building my own soaring trikes .with the goal of reaching out to the true performance in ridge lift thermals and xc. i imagine...
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- ...ke calm conditions on the ground. The pilot found himself in big thermals and just wanted to get back o...ns. Believe it or not, after a while you will learn to enjoy the thermals, not fear them. Eventua...
- ...back into the Ford-From-Hell and stepped on the gas, headed south for who-knows-what adventures, towards a promise of sunny winter days, ripping thermals, high cloudbases, cheap cerve...
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- ...ed around, frequently correcting my approach altitude due to gusts and thermals with power and pitch. T...1. Area forecast: VRB/15 2000ft. A sign of unstable air - possibly thermals. 2. Willy-willy! A...
- ...a wing that I can fly by myself in strong turbulence (and it doesn't require as much effort as a 19 meter wing) in turbulent air or thermals but which also has the abilit...
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- On returning to base, the thermals and crosswind of 10/14kts made for a fun approach. So I went round and tried again. All good - great practice and more confidence to know I can. Enjoy the ride!
Elk River- The "Lead Dog" - Elk River Trike Fly-in '12 by Ttabs
This was mainly an impromptu run this evening to see what the winds and thermals that were plaguing us all day were doing. What started as a 'look-see' turned into a fabulous run where...- +7 more Videos
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The Signs Were There - when not to fly!
Today I got some flying experience. I learned a lesson or two! Nature can be very unforgiving when you take it on. The wind at 2000ft was VRB/15. We currently have beautiful weather due to a large high over most of Australia. The skies are blue and looks great for f...Tags: weather, danger, skill, performance, thermals, turbulance, wind, willy, winds, minutes, departure, looked
Personal Navigation Exercise: Brooweena Navs
Yesterday 21st December, I flew on our Summer Solstice - the longest day of our Southern Hemisphere year. I used the opportunity to fly only by compass and time, after making a flight plan into areas I had never been. It was great fun. Hope you enjoy it too.Tags: thermals, turbulence, cross country, australia, airborne, xt912, trike
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