All you glider pilots out there! I had cause to go down to the creek yesterday afternoon and I was carrying my camera with me. The first photo of a wave cloud was taken on the way...

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

I had cause to go down to the creek yesterday afternoon and I was carrying my camera with me.

The first photo of a wave cloud was taken on the way down, the second on the way back was a general scene to the south showing the second wave cloud and the last a close up of that second wave cloud.

So this is for all the current or ex (as in my case) glider pilots that lust after soaring in the uplift underneath a wave cloud; the pinnacle of gliding experience!

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

PaulBrit wrote:

I had cause to go down to the creek yesterday afternoon and I was carrying my camera with me.

The first photo of a wave cloud was taken on the way down, the second on the way back was a general scene to the south showing the second wave cloud and the last a close up of that second wave cloud.

So this is for all the current or ex (as in my case) glider pilots that lust after soaring in the uplift underneath a wave cloud; the pinnacle of gliding experience!

Gliding is amazing.

gmontjr2350 Loc: Southern NJ

George

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

Architect1776 wrote:

Gliding is amazing.

More than amazing. Are you still active as a glider pilot?

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

I'm still a glider guider abit on the smaller scale.....

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

sr71 wrote:

I'm still a glider guider abit on the smaller scale.....

That’s great!

Stephan G

PaulBrit wrote:

I had cause to go down to the creek yesterday afternoon and I was carrying my camera with me.

The first photo of a wave cloud was taken on the way down, the second on the way back was a general scene to the south showing the second wave cloud and the last a close up of that second wave cloud.

So this is for all the current or ex (as in my case) glider pilots that lust after soaring in the uplift underneath a wave cloud; the pinnacle of gliding experience!

Back when I was taking the glider flying lessons, I was told to wait until I saw a couple of turkey buzzards doing the column.

Even though I have not gone up in decades, I still spot those heat columns and wish I had a sailplane.

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

Stephan G wrote:

Back when I was taking the glider flying lessons, I was told to wait until I saw a couple of turkey buzzards doing the column.

Even though I have not gone up in decades, I still spot those heat columns and wish I had a sailplane.

Me too! I was telling Jeannie yesterday that I have no real desire to go back to power flying but glider flying is a different thing altogether. Thank goodness there is not a glider club nearby! And that is so true about the buzzards; we see them locally soaring on goodness knows what!

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

PaulBrit wrote:

I had cause to go down to the creek yesterday afternoon and I was carrying my camera with me.

The first photo of a wave cloud was taken on the way down, the second on the way back was a general scene to the south showing the second wave cloud and the last a close up of that second wave cloud.

So this is for all the current or ex (as in my case) glider pilots that lust after soaring in the uplift underneath a wave cloud; the pinnacle of gliding experience!

I've ridden updrafts off the eastern slope of Rockies on several occasions. Nothing like being up so long you simply get bored after a few hours...

bwa

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

bwana wrote:

I've ridden updrafts off the eastern slope of Rockies on several occasions. Nothing like being up so long you simply get bored after a few hours...

bwa

I can't imagine ever being bored...

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

PaulBrit wrote:

I had cause to go down to the creek yesterday afternoon and I was carrying my camera with me.

The first photo of a wave cloud was taken on the way down, the second on the way back was a general scene to the south showing the second wave cloud and the last a close up of that second wave cloud.

So this is for all the current or ex (as in my case) glider pilots that lust after soaring in the uplift underneath a wave cloud; the pinnacle of gliding experience!

Fly cessna Loc: Hemet ,Ca

You guys are teasing me

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PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

Fly cessna wrote:

You guys are teasing me

Lovely!

Where have you been in your glider and what soaring experiences have you had?

Fly cessna Loc: Hemet ,Ca

Haven’t even flown the 1-26 yet due to work but when I had my HP-11 I would fly out of mountain valley up the owens valley but flying with cypress soaring at Hemet most of the time

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

Fly cessna wrote:

Haven’t even flown the 1-26 yet due to work but when I had my HP-11 I would fly out of mountain valley up the owens valley but flying with cypress soaring at Hemet most of the time

I vaguely recall going to Hemet but it was many years ago and the details are long gone.