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Old March 20th 09, 02:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim Beckman[_2_]
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Default Aerodynamics of Towing

At 00:45 20 March 2009, Bob Cook wrote:

You are on to something here. Get one of those geo surveys, and fly

your
glider only over areas of higher gravity. This extra gravity will give
your glider extra power, and you will be the best glider pilot!


Well, that should work. The important thing is that you have to find and
use thermals only in *low* gravity areas, and then do your inter-thermal
cruising in the *high* gravity areas. Next best thing to dynamic
soaring.

Jim Beckman