Very interesting - Makes sense now with the explanation
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Just for you, to confuse the issue more, the same graph (stretched out, and only up to the point 4), with blue ALTITUDE in ft, and this time in GREY the drop/rise in ft/minute - so when the ALTITUDE line is going up, you expect the GREYs to be positive, if not, that is one bump. Similarly on straight and level, you expect less deviation of the GREY line from 0, and if so that is a thermal or a drop.
Scale on right is altitude in feet, scale on left is rise/drop in ft/min
See the drop at 2, and again at 3 as we go over the escarpment, and the bumps on straight and level between 3 and 4.
You can tell I did not go out to the hangar this morning, and too windy for the beach, so now I sit at computer and reminisce. A great weekend.
Just for you, to confuse the issue more, the same graph (stretched out, and only up to the point 4), with blue ALTITUDE in ft, and this time in GREY the drop/rise in ft/minute - so when the ALTITUDE line is going up, you expect the GREYs to be positive, if not, that is one bump. Similarly on straight and level, you expect less deviation of the GREY line from 0, and if so that is a thermal or a drop.
Scale on right is altitude in feet, scale on left is rise/drop in ft/min
See the drop at 2, and again at 3 as we go over the escarpment, and the bumps on straight and level between 3 and 4.
You can tell I did not go out to the hangar this morning, and too windy for the beach, so now I sit at computer and reminisce. A great weekend.
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Saw a trike trying to land at Witbank at about 14:30 yesterday. No idea who it was as there was no radio call (yellowish wing). The pilot took four attempts to land on two different runways and was thrown around like a cork. I'd bet he was mighty relieved (and so were we) when he eventually stopped on mother earth and taxied away.
At what stage does turbulence get dangerous?
At what stage does turbulence get dangerous?
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