scurry wrote:
Interesting thing about the flight; By following the ridge lines
keeping wind and sun in mind, I was able to run out of the hills at
300-400 feet over the ridges, maintaining my altitude until I had enough
altitude to circle comfortably (which, remember includes the thermals
spreading out enough to be useful).


Ridge flying is practised currently *much* closer to the ridge than that, in
fact so close than not touching some tree is the real problem.

--
Michel Talon