On Monday, July 29, 2013 4:45:35 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
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I learned a long time ago to tighten up when lift falls off and ease up a

bit on the bank when the lift goes up. With practice, you'll get it and

won't need a graphical depiction of a thermal.

Isn't it the other way around? (fly tight circles when the lift is good, widen out when not (so you can run into it again?)