Theory

On Sep 30, 6:19*pm, John Cochrane
wrote:
I posted a new article on the theory of course deviations.

http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john...ndex.asp#maccr...

or directly

http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john...ocs/deviations...

(If the links don't work google john cochrane soaring and you'll find
it under MacCready theory)

I'll try to get some magazine to publish it. Comments and improvements
welcome in the meantime. Yes, the daydreaming about soaring at the
office season has begun

John Cochrane
BB

Hats off to a most excellent work, Professor!

The math and charts explain the concepts very well while sitting in
the living room chair but I abandon them when I fly and tend to react
a bit more intuitively, being a creature of habit as much as being a
creature of reason. So, to develop good habits based on your
analyses, are there "rehearsals" or "repetitive exercises" that pilots
could take advantage of with a soaring simulator such as Condor?
Engineering the soaring simulator for a series of such exercises,
allowing the computer pilot to "retake the test", much like a student
does when taking a multiple choice question on an exam, would really
be fun and allow the principles, analyzed in your paper to become more
intuitive. It would be interesting if such "exercises" could be added
to the popular soaring simulators, much like examinations are given to
students during their progression in their studies.

Again, John, thank you for enlightening us. It was a joy to read!

John Iacobucci

Very much enjoyed the article John.

I was surfing the online Soaring archive and came across another
article that seems to address the same question. I haven't had a
chance to read through it very thoroughly but SSA members or others
with piles of Soaring Magazines laying around the house might check
out the April 1981 edition. Article named "Course Deviations During
Cross-Country Soaring" on Page 34.