regarding the landscape investigation - woods are by far the best thermal source. Elevation changes in the terrain also very important (high = good, low = bad). A tractor on a field is close to irrelevant. But luckily, with all the offsetting from wind etc. even a pilot with a completely wrong understanding will statistically find thermals here and there.
Professional paragliding pilot here - really amazing graphics! (Almost exactly the same for us as for sailplanes). My vario also uses an accelerometer - no more 2 second delay (my first various had that delay).
You're really good at doing these graphics and presenting the information in a visual and informative way.
I am beginner pilot (almost with license) in these glider flights, but your explications are very good! Thanks so much
Great to hear!
Thanks for the great summary of thermal sources
regarding the landscape investigation - woods are by far the best thermal source. Elevation changes in the terrain also very important (high = good, low = bad). A tractor on a field is close to irrelevant. But luckily, with all the offsetting from wind etc. even a pilot with a completely wrong understanding will statistically find thermals here and there.
Professional paragliding pilot here - really amazing graphics! (Almost exactly the same for us as for sailplanes).
My vario also uses an accelerometer - no more 2 second delay (my first various had that delay).
Of course, compensated is better, and with accelerometer also ...
Super content, thanks! Go on...
More to come!
Great content. Keep the good work going ;-)
We will!
Nice video. I feel "down" and "up" wind can be confusing. Perhaps using "rising" or "sinking" air might clarify things.
Thanks! Will use this terms in the next vid ...
amazing graphics and visuals ! with what software do you do particle animation?
blender
@@spitzflight beautiful !!
Hi , what mountains are you gliding over at the end of the video
"Mittagsspitze" between Carinthia and Slowenia. See here: (sorry, only German): ruclips.net/video/XaL_sz_98Ic/видео.html
At 5:30 the sinkrate is just 0.6, i can only dream about such little in my ASK 23
did my first solo on ASK23 !
@@spitzflight i did mine a bit over a year ago on our ASK 21, an beginning of this year i got to fly our 23 :))