The conventional teaching is that mammatus indicates downdraughts and turbulence, hence we should avoid flying under it.
The cause and significance of mammatus cloud is not a clear cut as people may think: See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammatus (Noting that wikipedia is not peer reviewed, any meteorologists out there?) _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
