H3 Meteorologist here
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H3 Meteorologist here
So it looks like we have an incredible heatwave coming up followed by a switch to S winds on Friday. I know this is hard to predict accurately since it's still far out, but given the intensity of the upcoming Santa Ana event, are we headed for an epic switch day on Friday?
Do strong Santa Ana events like these (I'm going off the temp change here) make for great soaring days after? If that's the case Joe save me the Sport 2, I'm renting it!
Do strong Santa Ana events like these (I'm going off the temp change here) make for great soaring days after? If that's the case Joe save me the Sport 2, I'm renting it!
Always. The only variable is how fast SW breeze will kick in, could be half day or 2-3 hours, after it arrives it kill all greatness. Marshall is further from ocean, so its normally hold good soaring conditions longer then Kagel. And since it shifts from NE to SE and then to SW, the best option is to start from Marshall and fly as far as possible before breeze will kick in on front or back range or out and return.Do strong Santa Ana events like these (I'm going off the temp change here) make for great soaring days after?
PS: Elsinore to the beach looks doable tomorrow (Monday).
skydizzy.blogspot.com
Look at the map to see which air-mass will bring SW versus SE winds.Why is SW so much worse than SE?
Here is 2 wiki articles, which maybe helpful to understand why sea breeze develops and how it affect our soaring:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology)
PS: It seems that forum does not like links with brackets, so need to copy+paste entire link to browser.
skydizzy.blogspot.com
Got it. SW = cooler air from the ocean.Dizzy wrote:Look at the map to see which air-mass will bring SW versus SE winds.Why is SW so much worse than SE?
Here is 2 wiki articles, which maybe helpful to understand why sea breeze develops and how it affect our soaring:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology)
PS: It seems that forum does not like links with brackets, so need to copy+paste entire link to browser.
I sheet you not. I'll post my track log tonight and you can make a fancy video or something. When I landed the summary showed 9.7k but it showed just over 10 when I was up there and I didn't have hypoxia either. (I did a mini fist pump to celebrate). It could be the two different ways the 6015 measures altitude.
There was at least one other pilot up there with me and Rob hit 10,300.
It wasn't all fun and games. A few more observations from yesterday:
- One a-hole pilot (me) and another pilot keyed our mics. My bluetooth setup has issues but at least now I know when it's happening and how to stop it.
- I think some pilots sunk out who launched earliest. There was lots of sink and if you didn't get into a good cycle from the start it made it hard. By the end it was hard to get down, spiral dives and my vario was still chirping.
- I always laughed at the people who put on lip balm with SPF until yesterday. As I tend to my sunburnt lips, I am now a convert.
There was at least one other pilot up there with me and Rob hit 10,300.
It wasn't all fun and games. A few more observations from yesterday:
- One a-hole pilot (me) and another pilot keyed our mics. My bluetooth setup has issues but at least now I know when it's happening and how to stop it.
- I think some pilots sunk out who launched earliest. There was lots of sink and if you didn't get into a good cycle from the start it made it hard. By the end it was hard to get down, spiral dives and my vario was still chirping.
- I always laughed at the people who put on lip balm with SPF until yesterday. As I tend to my sunburnt lips, I am now a convert.
Finally got my 6015 to talk to my PC again, here's the track log OP. Can you make one of those fancy videos, would appreciate it!
Thanks,
Mike
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q26b618jji8of ... .15.14.igc
Thanks,
Mike
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q26b618jji8of ... .15.14.igc