XC Dynamic Soaring along cloud streets

Maybe Gary Osoba will chime in...


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Carl Herold used to talk about doing this in the Great Basin.
Regrettably, I was never able to soar with him while he was flying out of
Ely. Fred

On Monday, January 27, 2014 9:58:38 AM UTC-5, Evan Ludeman wrote:
Why aren't we all doing this?



http://youtu.be/Ln9fuR8uwIc?t=36m48s



I'd give it a try if I thought I understood what the nature of the shear is that is being exploited and how to work it. I am inclined to think that whatever the nature of this "longitudinal shear", it isn't terribly commonplace, but if I were wrong about that, I'd really like to know!!



Evan Ludeman / T8

Ingo Renner accomplished dynamic soaring in Australia a couple decades ago. My recollection is that he was towed in a Nimbus 2 above an inversion that had strong winds just above it. Anyone out there have more specifics?

Karl Striedieck

On Monday, January 27, 2014 9:58:38 AM UTC-5, Evan Ludeman wrote:
Why aren't we all doing this?



http://youtu.be/Ln9fuR8uwIc?t=36m48s



I'd give it a try if I thought I understood what the nature of the shear is that is being exploited and how to work it. I am inclined to think that whatever the nature of this "longitudinal shear", it isn't terribly commonplace, but if I were wrong about that, I'd really like to know!!



Evan Ludeman / T8

Should have Googled it first! See "Ingo Renner Dynamic Soaring."

He accomplished it first in a Libelle and later in a PIK. In the latter case he was able to cancel the downwind drift.

Karl Striedieck