Wind Gradient

[Dan Marotta]

Looks like surface winds at 6 kts up to 47 kts at 18,000' MSL, all pretty
much perpendicular to the mountains. Hope there's enough thermal activity
to climb into the wave... ;-P

[son_of_flubber]

On Friday, November 29, 2013 12:17:20 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
> Looks like surface winds at 6 kts up to 47 kts at 18,000' MSL, all pretty
>
> much perpendicular to the mountains. Hope there's enough thermal activity
>
> to climb into the wave... ;-P

Where does the wave start AGL?

[Dan Marotta]

The day was a bust. There were some rotor clouds about 50-50 miles away,
but nothing within range. I stayed on the ground and will try tomorrow.


"son_of_flubber" > wrote in message
...
> On Friday, November 29, 2013 12:17:20 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
>> Looks like surface winds at 6 kts up to 47 kts at 18,000' MSL, all pretty
>>
>> much perpendicular to the mountains. Hope there's enough thermal
>> activity
>>
>> to climb into the wave... ;-P
>
> Where does the wave start AGL?

[Mike C]

On Friday, November 29, 2013 10:22:43 AM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
> On Friday, November 29, 2013 12:17:20 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
>
> > Looks like surface winds at 6 kts up to 47 kts at 18,000' MSL, all pretty
>
> >
>
> > much perpendicular to the mountains. Hope there's enough thermal activity
>
> >
>
> > to climb into the wave... ;-P
>
>
>
> Where does the wave start AGL?

I have entered as low as 2300 AGL just West of the airport. Usually higher.

[Don Johnstone[_4_]]

At 00:43 30 November 2013, Mike C wrote:
>On Friday, November 29, 2013 10:22:43 AM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
>> On Friday, November 29, 2013 12:17:20 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
>>
>> > Looks like surface winds at 6 kts up to 47 kts at 18,000' MSL, all
>pretty
>>
>> >
>>
>> > much perpendicular to the mountains. Hope there's enough thermal
>activity
>>
>> >
>>
>> > to climb into the wave... ;-P
>>
>>
>>
>> Where does the wave start AGL?
>
>I have entered as low as 2300 AGL just West of the airport. Usually
higher.
>
As a rule of thumb look for the height of the inversion, if any. That will
give you an idea of the bottom of the wave.