On Jan 5, 2:19*pm, cernauta wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 05:51:14 -0800 (PST), "Ken Kochanski (KK)"

wrote:
Morning,

I'm reviewing some STF topics to correct some fallacies that seem to
have crept into my understanding..

There's a lot of interesting thinking in Karel Termaat's soaring pagehttp://home.planet.nl/~kpt9/

in particular, on the topic of how *to handle a positive air gust
during the glide:http://home.planet.nl/~kpt9/positive.htm

Aldo Cernezzi

Another aspect of the best speed is the selection of the line to
follow. Like the comment above on course deviations. In one contest
I offset just 1/4 mile left of track into a real nice lift street
(blue day). The best pilots are integrating all the information from
terrain, clouds and previous climbs. Also looking in all directions to
select their course to fly. I know from previous experience in model
XC soaring that sometimes it all comes together. You look over that
direction and say "The thermal is right THERE!" and it is.

Phillip Wills also said something similar in his book (don't remember
which one). There are days that you fly that you just know where to
go for the lift.

I can't do it all the time but I'm getting better!

Mike