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It has been done in thew Eastern US by a number of pilots, including
myself, from the airport at Marion, NC, using thermals off the foothills of the Smokies to link up with the wave from Mt. Mitchell. There were numerous wave camps there during the 1970s and 1980s. ClydeBH |
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I'm reminded I did this some years back after damn near
landing at Furnace Creek (Death Valley). I thought I had a trace below sea-level but when I checked it I was slightly above. Cloudbases down towards Las Vegas were at 18k. It would make a better story if it was intentional ! Best Regards, Dave "YO" PS: Do NOT try soaring in the Saline Valley. Gary Evans wrote: It can also be done legally here in the Phoenix valley without clearance as at least two pilots have demonstrated. You only need to fly out to Gila Bend (778 msl), pull the spoilers out until you're under 800 ft agl and then thermal up to the legal limit. I tried this once but after circling around the Gila Bend airport for half an hour at low altitude looking for lift decided it just wasn't that important to me. At 21:12 19 July 2005, wrote: If can be done from Turf (Phoenix, Az) on a good day - but you would have to be on an IFR clearance to do it legally. Turf is at 1600', and I've seen cloudbases above 22,000' (FL220) on a good day up by the Grand Canyon (an 'easy' 2-3 hour flight from Turf). There has been some talk of arranging for a 'Thermal Window' that would make this easier to do. Kirk |
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