Don't you want your climb rate at the top of the current thermal to equal
your expected climb rate at the bottom of the next thermal, and won't those
climb rates determine your speed between the thermals?


"Todd Pattist" wrote in message
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"Greg Arnold" wrote:

the point being that the climb rate in the middle of a thermal is
irrelevant.

Except for the final glide thermal, the climb rate in your
current thermal is always irrelevant to your cruise after
that thermal (except to the extent that you think the next
thermal will be similar).

Todd Pattist - "WH" Ventus C
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