On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:38:25 -0700, jack.harrison wrote:

Glider pilots become interested when the vertical speeds of the wave
exceeds the rate of descent of the glider, roughly 200 ft/min. This is
about the threshold that would become an irritation to the airline pilot.

In the tail end of an expired hurricane, over the Great Glen, even at Vne
with the brakes out we were still going up. 12,000 (-ish :-) feet,
vario pegged, no oxygen on board :-(((

Had to spin the glider to get down, and saw a beautiful Glory as we did
so, and no cameras on board either...


Sadly, flying over East Anglia (from Gransden as does Jack now) the
opportunity never arises...


Mike