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Old July 20th 12, 07:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Roy Clark, \B6\
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Default "Glider Pilots Make Safe Landings..."

On Friday, July 20, 2012 10:57:05 AM UTC-7, JohnDeRosa wrote:
>
> Look at that Sky! *It's amazing that we can land out on a day like
> that.
> (Been there and done that!)

I swear that EVERY time I land out, the sky always looks great - from
the ground that is. I have pictures to prove it. Happened just last
Sunday. Looks can be deceiving.


More often than not, I'm also treated to the "mocking thermal" which
dusts me and my ship down about 15 minutes after the land-out.