Gary Evans wrote:
At 18:36 06 September 2006, Eric Greenwell wrote:
I also turn right most of the time, suggesting most
thermals occur on the right side of my glider, and
I think there are good reasons for that.


OK I'll bite. What good reasons do you have?

I thought you'd never ask! Part of it is some of the thermals will be
entered close enough to center that both wings will rise (20% of them?);
in that case, I circle in my favorite direction. So, if I just flew
randomly about, I'd be circling 40% to the left and 60% to the right.

But, I don't fly randomly: I often have a good idea of where the lift is
(cloud, bird, ridge, dust devil), so I fly slightly to the left of it.
That ups the percentage of thermals on the right (or center) to about
80% overall.


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