2012—How Fast, How Far: Soaring the Sierra Wave
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WHAT THE SIERRA AND GREAT BASIN OFFER US FOR MAXIMIZING MILEAGE IN
MOUNTAIN WAVE
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STARTED FLYING AT 13Wave fascination early onNAVY PILOTAIRLINE
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MD11 PIC
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EXPLORATION OUT AND RETURN YO-YO TRIANGLE DOWNWIND SPEED
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UNKNOWNS CAN COVER GROUND WORKS DAY/NIGHT NEEDED FOR RECORDS EXPLORE NEW ARENA GOOD SUCCESS RATE
3 2000K + 3 1500K +3 1200K +5 1000K +
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What’s within your experience level What do our geography and wx offer How much are you willing to risk Do you have the right equipment Do you have the time Are you fit
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CANOPY ICING
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NOW WE CAN SEE
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Minden looking North
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Bishop Looking South
THE REWARD
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Mono Lake looking South
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BISHOP LOOKING SOUTH
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O/R, YO-YO, TRIANGE NEED SAME WX DOWNWIND MORE COMPLEX
Susanville looking South
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OUT AND RETURN
PROS- Can stay in primary wave system- Fairly well known terrain and easy retrieve
CONS- Somewhat limited based on terrain
and wx- Typically a headwind component on one leg
- North and south sectors can be tough
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NORTH SECTORSUSANVILLESOUTH SECTORIYK-GORMAN
DISTANCE~1250 KM
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Pros Covers many miles in relatively confined area Same as O/R Having multiple legs gets you used to wxCons Same problems as O/R Winds can change on very long flight
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DAYLIGHT (UNLESS LIT) NORTH/SOUTH DISTANCE UP TO 3000 KM (OVERNIGHT
FLT) WX CAN CHANGE OVER DAY
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20 April 2011 – 2200 KMGordon Boettger/Hugh BennettDuo Discus
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PROS GREAT GEOGRAPHY 2 LEGS AT HIGH SPEED STRONG LIFT ON LONGEST LEG LIFT WORKS ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHTCONS BRUTAL HEADWIND ON FINAL LEG MOISTURE DOWNWIND NEED HVY WINGLOADING
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TERRAIN ADVANTAGE OVER ARGENTINA HARDEST TYPE OF TASK UNEXPLORED
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Sample 1500 KM Triangle
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Looking East
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PROSTAILWIND COMPONENTLONGER GLIDESSLOWER SPEEDSFULFILLING A DREAMCONSLONG RETRIEVEMOISTUREAIRSPACE RESTRICTIONSTOUGH TO FIND RIGHT DAYDIFFERENT CONTROLLERSDIFFERENT AIRMASS POTENTIAL
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Minden
Salt Lake
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UT
CO
WY NE
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WY
NE
SD
UTCO
ID
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LAST 500 KM FLOWN IN 2 HRS 2 MIN = 153 MPH
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•HIGH WING LOADING•GOOD GLIDE•ROOMY•SPACE FOR BOTTLES/BATTS•STRONG
THE PERFECT PLATFORM
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HUMAN LIMITATIONS SAFETY EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS
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MY WIFE MELISSAHUGH BENNETTDOUG ARMSTRONGRICK WALTERSATCROLLIN HASNESSKEMPTON IZUNOSOARING NVRICK ANDERSONTOM STOWERSALL OF YOU