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Ron Ridenour Trustee, Soaring Safety Foundation

Ron Ridenour Trustee, Soaring Safety Foundation. Soaring Techniques. Thermal Soaring techniques Ridge Soaring techniques Wave Soaring techniques Aeromedical recognition. Thermal Soaring. Thermal Soaring. Best kind of air masses – cool and dry High pressure with inversion aloft

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Ron Ridenour Trustee, Soaring Safety Foundation

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  1. Ron Ridenour Trustee, Soaring Safety Foundation

  2. Soaring Techniques • Thermal Soaring techniques • Ridge Soaring techniques • Wave Soaring techniques • Aeromedical recognition

  3. Thermal Soaring

  4. Thermal Soaring • Best kind of air masses – cool and dry • High pressure with inversion aloft • Cloud streets • Thermal waves • Thunderstorm hazards

  5. Ridge Soaring

  6. Ridge Soaring • Air mass can be stable or unstable - dry is preferred • Requires elevated terrain and wind • Lift is can be found 2-3 times the ridge height • Best lift usually found low and close to ridge • Fly parallel to the ridge • Problem is maintaining a safe working altitude above valley • Downdrafts on back side of ridge • 10-15 knots of wind blowing perpendicular to ridge

  7. Mountain Waves

  8. Mountain Waves • Generally requires a proper stability profile • Sufficient wind but not to strong • Cap Cloud, Roll Cloud, ACSL clouds • Lift found ahead of ACSL cloud and downwind of mtn. • Fly into the wind stationary over ground • Rotor Turbulence

  9. Convergence Lift • Found near coastal areas • Commonly called sea-breeze front

  10. Aeromedical Factors • High Altitude Soaring • Hypoxia • Hyperventilation • Middle ear and Sinus problems • Spatial Disorientation • Stress, Fatigue • Dehydration and Heatstroke • Alcohol and Drugs • Scuba Diving • Corrective Actions - Don’t fly or Land

  11. Teaching Soaring Techniques • Resources • Glider Flying Handbook • PHAK • Glider Mentoring Series • Thermals • Practical Wave Flying • Ridge Soaring the Bald Eagle Ridge • Questions??

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