Last weekend (Feb 5th and Feb 6th 2011) we had the strongest mountain
wave ever experienced in the Rhine valley.

Altitudes reached were FL240 - not too shabby for mountains that are
only 1.500 ft high in average, isn't it?

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...=2011&c=DE&sc=

Climb rates were up to 12 kts (usually we are glad to exceed 2 kts).
Unfortunately we seldom exceed 7.000 ft in this part of Germany, so
only a couple of lucky guys were equipped with Transponders and Oxygen
that allowed them to climb past FL100.


Publicity-wise this day was hugely successful, too:
We got a couple of huge articles in nationwide newspapers, some of
them one third of a page!

For the German-speaking readers:
http://www.bilderhoster.net/safeforbilder/mt69yv2k.jpg


We got literally hundres of high-quality photos and videos (many of
the air-to-air from close range) - you can find some of the pictures
he
http://www.schwerewelle.de/
http://www.schwerewelle.de/berichte/...rms-ca.-5.500m
http://www.schwerewelle.de/berichte/...er-seitentitel
http://www.schwerewelle.de/berichte/...penheim-7.041m




Regards
Andreas