Your glide ( or lack there of ) at 24 :50 is rather humbling . A bit of a different train of thought to altitude management under wave conditions ? Great video as always Bill.
Not sure. I wasn’t expecting it. But I did end up downwind of the wave crest and it may have been a rotor induced turbulence. The clouds there marking the wave were a bit ragged (not the typical smooth lenticulars)- which would support the rotor hypothesis but I didn’t explore it enough to figure it out.
I do it because I don’t want to get run over. The area has busy arrival traffic into San Diego and Palm Springs. Sometimes there are fast airplanes not talking to ATC that they can point out to me that I can maneuver to avoid when ATC can’t direct them around me.
The manufacturer recommends negative flaps until aileron control is achieved on takeoff, the move to positive setting 5. On landing If I use full flaps (45°) the ailerons stay close to neutral to provide good roll control , if I use a lesser flap setting it’s recommended to switch to negative flaps after landing to get the best roll control.
What an amazing flight, very much enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing with us!
Amazing Flight as always. Thanks for bring us along. So excited to see more wave flights!
Tis the season!
(Wave conditions are more common in winter )
Your glide ( or lack there of ) at 24 :50 is rather humbling . A bit of a different train of thought to altitude management under wave conditions ?
Great video as always Bill.
Indeed. One must plan for the sink-headwind combination which is one of the main teaching points in the video.
Any idea why it got so bumpy by San Jacinto?
Not sure. I wasn’t expecting it. But I did end up downwind of the wave crest and it may have been a rotor induced turbulence. The clouds there marking the wave were a bit ragged (not the typical smooth lenticulars)- which would support the rotor hypothesis but I didn’t explore it enough to figure it out.
Do you request flight following as a matter of airspace class, or due to your flarm giving you problems, or both?
I do it because I don’t want to get run over. The area has busy arrival traffic into San Diego and Palm Springs. Sometimes there are fast airplanes not talking to ATC that they can point out to me that I can maneuver to avoid when ATC can’t direct them around me.
@ duly noted. Thx, Bill.
Do you intentionally keep your flaps negative when on the ground, to prevent wind gusts causing problems?
The manufacturer recommends negative flaps until aileron control is achieved on takeoff, the move to positive setting 5. On landing If I use full flaps (45°) the ailerons stay close to neutral to provide good roll control , if I use a lesser flap setting it’s recommended to switch to negative flaps after landing to get the best roll control.
@@erikburrows not when parked.