Thanks for the info guys. I went out with my photon today and had a blast. I used to worry about being in the air for 30 seconds, now I can get a minute easy with the photon in still no lift air. I tried some of the suggestions like guaging each quarter of the turn, and while it helped I am STIL
I have posted four articles on our club web site that are related to
locating and flying thermals. To read/download them go to
www.flyvam.com Click on 'Downloads' and scroll down to 'Training Topics'.
Regards,
Bob Johnson
Fond du Lac, WI
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Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] HELP!!! flying in and out of thermals and thermal turns.
Jay, first off, as soon as you notice that you are in a thermal, start
turning.
The
Jay, first off, as soon as you notice that you are in a thermal, start
turning.
Then figure out which side of the turn is better.
Don't fly thru it and try to get back, you may not always be able to.
Also you are probably on an edge when you see it, or in the core if it
is light and you only not
First off I am flying a photon II R/E dlg. No flaps, no camber mode, just simple RE poly...
I am not sure if anyone can help me but I have been flying through
thermals. I have progressed to point where I can tell I just flew
through a thermal, and I can circle and fly BACK into the thermal, but
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