Paul, I have just returned from flying in Uvalde Texas for 10 days. Adjacent to the airport there was a substantial solar farm. It was very close to the airport and certainly within "house thermal" gliding distance. At no time did anyone catch a thermal over the array. For your less experienced pilots, I wouldn't even consider telling them about the possibility of getting a thermal from the area. We have a good number of very knowledgeable engineers in soaring that have already weighed in with the science involved. As the say in one of my favorite tv shows, the myth of a house thermal generated by a solar farm is "Busted!""

Still can't wait to fly at your club. When the weather cools off a little, I'll bring some of the Seminole-Lake crowd. Maybe we can do a fly-in?

Best Regards,
Rich Owen