In West Texas when the thermals peg my varios with regularity, and stay
that way all the way around. It's nice having an overbuilt sailplane
that has a 130 kt. rough-air redline. Though 120 kts. may never be a
really appropriate interthermal speed, it's fun when the altitude and
lift strength is there. And, as I said, you can't do that in a
PeeWee..... It can sure make the miles click away under you. Though I
don't really do it often, I was flying 90 to 100 kts. between thermals
Sunday for about 3 hours. Move back to Houston... I hope not!

If you want to come this way, I can arrange a tow for you, but then
with a motorglider, you wouldn't need that anyway.

Have fun...

Jack Womack
PIK-20B N77MA (TE)

Eric Greenwell wrote:
Jack wrote:
They're fun for a few times, but something about
reflexing the flaps and running from thermal to thermal at 120 kts. is
missing.

Wow! That's missing from my ASH 26 E, too! Were do you fly that 120
knots is an appropriate interthermal speed?

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