wrote:

I'm curious. I've heard of planes being "sucked up" into clouds, but
is that really a threat? My glider will DESCEND consistantly at 90
knots AS with the nose down 45 degrees (steeper and slightly slower
with full flaps). That should yeild a vertical speed of around 45
knots. I'm still looking for a thermal stronger than the 10-12 knot
boomers we get here!

Go to the Cb that sucked up the paraglider at Manilla. Her logger
showed over 30kts up and it may not have been the core.

But take a cat to help you stay right way up.

GC




Uncle Fuzzy