"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote ...
"Richard Isakson" wrote:

I've often wondered if there's enough lift on one side of a jet stream to
hold up a glider.

I've wondered that too. I've also wondered if you could
milk it for dynamic lift (fly racetrack pattern and pull up
on each leg).

That's an interesting idea. I've never thought about dynamic lift on that
scale. I'll try running some numbers to see if it makes any sense. I was
thinking that a jet stream core, as it moves up and down in latitude on a
spinning globe, might end up with some lateral vorticity that could be used
to surf on.

Rich