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July 22nd 20, 06:03 PM
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27 crash at Ely? And mountain flying discussion
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 7:18:33 PM UTC-4, Eric Greenwell wrote:
The situation we've been discussing is thermalling close to a mountain because that's where the thermals are, with the intent of getting above the ridge and thermalling higher. Does this happen often because the tops of the ridges in UT are higher than the typical aerotow? Are SW USA slopes steeper than NE USA slopes and would the thermals put you closer to terrain? According to an early post the accident happened on top of the ridge On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 1:08:32 AM UTC-4, 2G wrote: ...It is thought by another pilot that he was thermalling just above the ridge top and got blown to the lee (east) side of it and attempted to glide across to the windward side unsuccessfully. 
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