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Old June 8th 04, 05:24 PM
Bert Willing
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Well, to get this couple of hundred feet higher, you might have to slow down
and get closer to the ridge...

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Bert Willing

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"Shawn Curry" a écrit dans le message de
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Bert Willing wrote:

Well if you don't do ridge flying in the Alps, I wouldn't see how to fly
there at all.


I interpreted Martin's comments as a matter of degrees. Ridge soaring
one wingspan from the ridge is a different level of risk (and skill)
than lolling around 30 kts (50 kts?) slower and a couple hundred feet
higher.

Shawn



 




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