Wonderfully clear communication of complex concepts. Thank you for simplifying Eric.
@EricCarden
19 күн бұрын
You're very welcome, and thanks for the kind words. I hope finding thermals is now at least a tiny bit easier for you and that you have even more fun soaring in the future!
@sanpol4399
7 жыл бұрын
So many time of experience condensed in one hour . Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge .
@th3welfarewarrior
5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad youtube has a button to speed this video up. Thank you for the information!
@hectorpascale1013
3 жыл бұрын
I developed into a speedwatcher too. At least 1,5x but in mother tongue minimum 2x. Nice gimmick for Chrome "Video Speed Controller", allows for insane speeds ;)
@casaamaril
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Eric, just the information I was looking for. After more than twelve years of gliding I still miss opportunities that could have helped to find thermals. That means that I have to join downwind again sooner than I really wanted to. Hopefully this lecture will aid me in finding ways to get up and stay high.
@henrih3080
2 жыл бұрын
It is really easy to stay up in good to excellent conditions my longest glider flight was 5h and 17 minutes last year in June as a student solo pilot.
@user-oz6vy5ch8o
5 жыл бұрын
hi ,,,, he he... kidding,,, as a hang glider pilot , reentering XC flying after a long layoff , it was good to brush up on these ... the best.. always keep looking.. cheers from Australia
@tommiecharcoal
7 жыл бұрын
thank you, very interesting, I'm a novice paraglider pilot and I'm finding sailplane weather condition analysis rewarding.
@magcarb5489
4 жыл бұрын
How's paragliding going?!!!
@flyhighflyfast
Жыл бұрын
I am on the same boat...err...*glider
@azhukauskas
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for uploading these.
@soaringsisters9169
5 жыл бұрын
I've personally encountered gliders being winched triggering thermals, also sugar cane harvesters and other machinery. Sugar cane harvesters are great as they have massive extractor fans sucking air upwards
@hectorpascale1013
3 жыл бұрын
Confirmed. In Germany we even have a word for this "Windenbart" (winch thermal). The initial trigger (beside the glider itself) might be the whizzing cable raising upwards, because the thermal has often already began to develop directly on top of the winch when the glider arrives. Surely depends on the orography of the glider field, and the launch frequency. The wheat harvesters mark the thermal often with a dust cloud, and if it doens´t work, you have at least a nice cleaned spot for landing, unless the baler started to decorate the field with straw bales ;)
@dandancast
Жыл бұрын
Very good stuff here. Thanks for sharing it.
@EricCarden
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't recorded it. Sorry. sites.google.com/site/thermalxc/lectures
@charles1379
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I note that your typed note at 8:34 "Closer to your arrival Altitude (AA) is better" and continued to write "- Below your AA is better than above your AA" yet you stated that above is better. please clarify. thanks
@EricCarden
6 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome. These written things are about the glider or bird. You'd prefer it to be no higher than you when arrive in the thermal. I think the spoken words you're mentioning are where I'm talking about YOUR altitude: better to be above the glider or bird when you arrive. Watch that part again, and see if it makes sense. It seems to make sense to me. :-) Happy soaring!
@preshitadighe5349
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such a detailed explanation
@soaringsisters9169
5 жыл бұрын
higher ground is also further upslope on the skew T and thus trigger temperature is lower
@hectorpascale1013
3 жыл бұрын
And the air pressure is lower, making it easier for the air to peel off the ground
@markmcgoveran6811
7 ай бұрын
When you add the cloud Shadow to crossing a creek or something or a little bit of an upslope where the land is low but happens to be dry i
@rychu8656
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I enjoyed that.
@Neale190
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing the benefit of your experience, very informative hope you dont mind me sharing with my flatlands hang gliding friends
@EricCarden
7 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome, feel free to share with anyone. Get high, go far!
@colinbarbeau8678
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, very informative!
@nonobebert7646
2 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how triggers work. Can someone explain ?
@michaelshirk8128
5 жыл бұрын
Corn dies at the end of the season. No chemicals required.
@TheSoaringChannel
3 жыл бұрын
Where is part 2 found?
@freezatron
6 жыл бұрын
Loving these lessons !! Thank you :)
@deandretate7392
3 жыл бұрын
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@winstondwayne7607
3 жыл бұрын
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@hamzajuelz1956
3 жыл бұрын
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@clarkmilan9759
3 жыл бұрын
@Deandre Tate Yup, I have been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself =)
@hoosahfudge
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@marchill7907
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, i don't see Finding Thermals 2 on any of your videos ?
@EricCarden
6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I don't have that one in video form yet: sites.google.com/site/thermalxc/lectures.
@lorisgraf8804
5 жыл бұрын
What is condor? Is it a game? Havent been able to find it anywhere.
@EricCarden
5 жыл бұрын
It's a sailplane flight simulator. www.condorsoaring.com
@stevenlarratt3638
4 жыл бұрын
Forests have shade so dampen thermals locally
@tztz1949
5 жыл бұрын
The more luck you think thermalling requires the more you should become experienced enough to eliminate it. Fly more talk less.
@hoverparagliding
6 жыл бұрын
i stopped watching after you said " even the best pilots find there pilots find half there thermals by luck". Thats complete rubbish. An experienced cross country pilot follow clouds read the weather, watch for birds etc. None of this is luck, its education. An Inexperienced pilot will find there thermals by luck.
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