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Old April 8th 15, 07:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Don Johnstone[_4_]
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Default In wave, in blue hole at cloud level, hole closes, in IMC, then what?

At 14:08 08 April 2015, son_of_flubber wrote:
So I'm flying in a blue hole in wave lift of 5 m/s, trimmed to 50 knots,
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clear air with a cloud layer upwind and downwind, cloud top above and
clou=
d base below. Suddenly I find myself in IMC. What are my options?

My glider is capable of benign spiral. I open the spoilers, (already
trimme=
d to 50 knots) and let go of stick and rudder. Then I mentally rehearse
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bail out procedure and expect to come out below the cloud (or possibly
abo=
ve). It seems like I should decisively and without hesitation initiate
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spiral ASAP, while the glider is still relatively level and at cruising
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rspeed.

Suggestions?


Turn on the turn and slip/AH and descend to the waypoint, well clear of
hills, I have created just in case the gap closes.