PPT-Weather & Forecasting for Cross Country Soaring

Brian Resor Albuquerque Soaring Club Moriarty NM SailplanesGliders Get into the air by A erotowing on a 200ft rope Typical release height 2k AGL Have all the control authority of a powered aircraft. CROSS-COUNTRY SOARING This publication does not offer any new, brilliant strategies, nor does it reveal any deep guarded secrets. Most of the material presented here can be found in other publications 11-1 Cross-Country Soaring Chapter 11 11-2Figure 11-1. Excerpt from a Sectional Aeronautical Chart. Adequate soaring skills form the basis of the pilot’s preparation for cross-country soaring. Herb . Kilian. OLC Soaring Camps?. Not a Contest. Not sanctioned by SSA. Not about all-out competition. Goal is to provide a reason to fly your butt off. Location must be attractive. Triangles are the thing to do for optimizing OLC points. Forecasting Weather. Now that Meteorologists understand the factors that affect weather they must put all of this together to create . weather maps. and to determine . weather patterns. .. Together weather maps and weather patterns are very helpful in . The National Weather Service. The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for forecasts several times daily. The National Weather Service. The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for forecasts several times daily. μ. m. Courtesy NERC Satellite Receiving Station, University of Dundee . Ref: From Sputnik to . EnviSat. , and beyond: The use of satellite measurements in weather forecasting and research. Brugge. & . Mike Evans. WFO Binghamton, NY. Some quotes on the increasing emphasis on decision support services in the National Weather Service:. Ten years ago – “If we are not careful and don’t maintain the importance of science in the NWS, forecasters will turn into nothing more than communicators”.. Ramy. . Yanetz. Jan 2016. It’s OK to land out!. From a recent article in soaring:. “What I am about to say is probably the most important thing to new pilot who want to transition to XC: . It’s OK to land out. Ramy. . Yanetz. Jan 2016. It’s OK to land out!. From a recent article in soaring:. “What I am about to say is probably the most important thing to new pilot who want to transition to XC: . It’s OK to land out. Agenda. Welcome. BoD Updates/Aircraft Status . Safety Subject—Cross-Country Flying. Questions/Comments. Cross Country Flying. Tonight, We Will Cover. Elements of Cross Country Flying. Mishaps. Why is Cross . Last week, we moved away from background science to look at the more practical side of weather.. Last Week’s Lecture…. One part of the global Earth observation network is the weather station, where surface observations are routinely made.. PRESENTED BY. BHANITA DAS . &. SHEKHAR JYOTI BASHISTHA. MSc. 4. th. Semester. Department of Physics. Pub . Kamrup. College. CONTENTS. 1.Definition . 2.Procedure. 3.Tools. 4.types. Weather Forecasting. Techniques. https://africanswift.org/. Project Aims. Significant. . improvements in weather forecasts in Africa. , . and the tropics, from hourly to seasonal timescales.. Build . capability. . among . John . Wetenkamp. . National Weather Service La Crosse Wisconsin . Overview. Red Flag Warnings. Weather Factors. Common Weather Patterns for Red Flag Warnings in the western Great Lakes Region. Hazardous Weather in the Field.