Some thermals go up at 2000 feet per minute. Just add that to you climb
while you're in it.

I got a better than 2000 fpm climb a couple weeks ago on take off. Didn't
turn in it, but it lasted for a good 15 or 20 seconds.

Just be careful you're not climbing in a horizontal gust. These can be
deceiving and if you slow down to climb in it, you could find yourself out
of airspeed when the gust ends.

mike regish

"Teacherjh" wrote in message
...
Powered planes do not have the glide ratio of a glider. I've never
thermalled
in a powered plane (or a glider for that matter) but I wonder if you can
get
enough out of one in a 150.

Jose

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