Right. If you run the risk to get involved into this kind of scenario, plain
common sense tells that you better have at least one gyro needle on board
(that's what I do although I prefer not to get into a trap in the first
place). Anything else would be fairly irresponsible.

--
Bert Willing

ASW20 "TW"


"Todd Pattist" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...
Stefan wrote:

There is no such thing as "trapped" by a layer if you act
as you should.

I know two pilots who admit to having to descend through a
wave cloud deck in a glider. There is not much to be gained
by telling them that they didn't act as they should, or that
there's no such thing as what happened to them.

In a strong wind setting up a wave, it's not that hard to
make a mistake, get swept downwind into the sink and be
unable to penetrate upwind across a lenticular below. While
it would be nice to never make a mistake, some do. It's a
good idea to think about the options before you get into a
situation that you wouldn't be in if you'd acted "as you
should."


Todd Pattist - "WH" Ventus C
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