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Old July 30th 06, 02:15 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Larry Pardue
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Elliott wrote:

Question re Hobbs from an avid lurker:
As college student I worked summers in the Hobbs area oil fields under
the l06 degree searing heat typical now. I am curious to know what
temperatures you might experience up at altitude.
Glenn


Glenn,

It depends on the day and the altitude, but it tends to be very
comfortable at typical soaring altitudes. This spring, when it was very
warm on the ground at Hobbs, I had a bit of trouble with the canopy
frosting up at 17,500 feet.

I heard a story of crew person (spouse) quitting forever when they found
out about this. They said "you mean it is cool up there?"
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Old July 30th 06, 04:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Larry Pardue wrote:
Elliott wrote:

Question re Hobbs from an avid lurker:
As college student I worked summers in the Hobbs area oil fields under
the l06 degree searing heat typical now. I am curious to know what
temperatures you might experience up at altitude.
Glenn


Glenn,

It depends on the day and the altitude, but it tends to be very
comfortable at typical soaring altitudes. This spring, when it was very
warm on the ground at Hobbs, I had a bit of trouble with the canopy
frosting up at 17,500 feet.

I heard a story of crew person (spouse) quitting forever when they found
out about this. They said "you mean it is cool up there?"


It's definitely cool! In more ways than one. When I took her up in
the UK, my S.O. was enchanted to find that a lot of Brits in East
Anglia had swimming pools (1980).

Freezing level today in Colorado was about 17833MSL. Lift went above
FL180 in the mountains.

Frank Whiteley

 




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