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April 25th 05, 05:51 PM
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In article , Peter Duniho wrote:
Of course, there is the question of whether mountain wave can actually push you into the ground. Wave won't push you into the ground, however, if you're approaching a ridge from the downwind side and the wind's up, the 'curlover' on the downwind side may well cause you to impact the ridge. This is why it's advisable to approach ridges at a 45 deg. angle and with altitude to spare so you can turn away if there's trouble. Wave can be a factor way up above FL350 - gliders from Minden regularly get up in the FL300+ range. Even our little 2000' mountain, Snaefell, generates wave which reaches over 10,000 ft. -- Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee" 
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