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Flying 100km straight in a glider: soaring along a convergence zone 

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Every glider pilot dreams to fly straight in a continuous line of lift. I explain one of the phenomena, where this is possible. It is called convergence.
Normally gliders fly in thermals below clouds. But in a convergence glider pilots are able to fly next to instead of below them.
The phenomena, which i am explaining in this video is called "convergence". If glider pilots encounter such a situation, they may use it to fly dozens of kilometres straight ahead, often without loosing altitude or even gaining altitude.
I met this phenoma twice recently and luckily i had my camera with me. In this video i want to talk about it in more detail.
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Комментарии : 19   
@hectorpascale1013
@hectorpascale1013 Год назад
Arrgh, once again the Duo flown solo. Gimme a call next time, when you did your 1000km diploma ;)
@AndrewBashtovoy
@AndrewBashtovoy 4 месяца назад
Rudi, Es ist selten, dass ein Blogger die Essenz von Naturphänomenen klar erklären kann, vielen Danke!
@georgeballantyne7795
@georgeballantyne7795 2 года назад
Another good video Rudi, thanks for sharing it. Everytime I watch them I wish I was in a glider again...sigh!
@RudisGlidingAdventures
@RudisGlidingAdventures 2 года назад
Hi George, thank you for your comment. If it triggers such emotions, it means you have very good memories on gliding :-)!
@Paul-vh6ul
@Paul-vh6ul 2 года назад
I've flown in convergence several times, but not yet for 100 km. Maintaining the horizontal and vertical clearances for VFR is challenging. Maintaining the correct crab angle to avoid being blown into IMC is likewise difficult. It is guess work because there is no reliable visual reference. It is fun to find convergences where there are no clouds. A real time wind indicator like Hawk or Anemoi might be useful.
@swissgliderpilot6871
@swissgliderpilot6871 Год назад
Fantastic explanation! Very interesting video!
@Johan-ex5yj
@Johan-ex5yj 2 года назад
Very interesting Video; Thanks Rudi. So in short: A step in the clouds gives you a step up into the sky, FANTASTIC! 😁
@ag4790
@ag4790 2 года назад
Great stuff Rudi, cheers for sharing your knowledge.
@MrSheymie
@MrSheymie 2 года назад
Very nice explanation Rudi. I have flown some flights along the Sierra Guaderrama in Spain in convergence, but had only a very basic understanding of the process.
@RudisGlidingAdventures
@RudisGlidingAdventures 2 года назад
Hello, good to hear. Flying convergences in Spain must be fun too :-)!
@MrSheymie
@MrSheymie 2 года назад
@@RudisGlidingAdventures Flying from Fuentemilanos.
@BretChilcott
@BretChilcott Год назад
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@RudisGlidingAdventures
@RudisGlidingAdventures Год назад
Thank you Bret for leaving this comment! I really appreciate it and it encourages me to continue making such videos :-)! Have a nice day!
@b_wisniewski
@b_wisniewski 2 года назад
Great content 👍
@RudisGlidingAdventures
@RudisGlidingAdventures 2 года назад
Thank you Bartosz 😃👍
@oldi184
@oldi184 2 года назад
Thank you. Amazing video. I have a question. Did you see any UFOs? Any object that was traveling horizontally or vertically really really fast.
@RudisGlidingAdventures
@RudisGlidingAdventures 2 года назад
Hi, thank you for your comment! No, i have never seen an UFO so far. Not even in my job as airline pilot
@MarcBossYT
@MarcBossYT Год назад
Cool
@RudisGlidingAdventures
@RudisGlidingAdventures Год назад
Thank you, great that you liked it :-)!
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