> I wonder if the glider pilots near the proposed site (Mildura) have heard > of it?
Dunno about Mildura: Renmark GC has seen the articles and thought about it. Ned's Corner is about halfway between Mildura and Renmark - I went past the proposed site a few weeks ago wishing it was already there. > I wonder how effective it would be as a manmade thermal? Can anyone compare its size to a strong natural thermal? 15 m/s (30 knots) is pretty strong, but the collection area may not be that different to a natural thermal's. Just a bit more concentrated and reliable. I haven't seen a figure for the width of the tower, but I'm guessing it will be less than the size of a natural thermal? I think I'd like to let it disperse a bit, ie. join it well above the tower, which is already 1 km high. If there were any moisture involved, the thing could have a plume of cloud trailing off it downwind. CBs even? And a consistent wind flowing towards it at ground level. Meteorological impact would have to be part of the environmental study... > .. I wonder if the authorities will ban soaring over it? My guess is that it could have "prohibited" airspace around it up to a fair height. It would be quite a surprise for your average Cessna punter to stumble into, especially in instrument conditions. And I think the owners might take a dim view of any kind of aircraft circling around their expensive construction. I know Tel$tra were unimpressed by hang gliders doing close passes near their towers on a hill I won't mention, and had the nearby launch closed down. -- Pete Siddall ~ Renmark Gliding Club -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
