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  1. Bad weather beaten! Exciting sortie that was meant to be 3 minutes @ 1,500ft turning into a 25 minute 3,000ft climb followed by an "expedited" descent back to Earth to avoid the showers. So good to be back aloft again since January.

    #gliding #aviation #soaring #weather #silentSunday

  2. Seasons have their own energy, even as buildings stand outside of them, even during blizzards and bombogenesis snowcanes!

    How does “Looking up at the Freedom Tower in NYC” embody a season and what season do you think it would be?

    chrisboese.photo/warehouse-ope

    #art #architecture #photography #skyscraper #soaring #worldtradecenter #inspiration #mastoart #mastodonart #freedomtower #chrisboese #boesegalleries

  3. I sometimes think the nicest part of any great flying day is actually when I get back home, to the comfort of my desk, and can reflect properly on the aerial adventures had.

    #aviation #flight #soaring #gliding #photography #sky #clouds #silentSunday

  4. The ocean of air consisted of myriad shades of grey today, until it was my turn to fly - deep pinks and golds all around at altitude. Scuds of cloud even running below the glider, during two very pleasant sorties.

    #gliding #aviation #soaring #autumn #silentSunday #photo #sky #clouds #pilot

  5. Andean Condor Soaring

    We are fresh back from a trip to Patagonia that has been on my mind for decades. Back then I wasn't as into birding as I am these days, but I can tell you; you don't have to be into birds to appreciate the Andean Con

    thecareyadventures.com/blog/an

    #Birding #Chile #NationalPark #OddInterestingAwesome #Patagonia #PhotoOfTheDay #SouthAmerica #bird #birding #Chile #Condor #NationalPark #Patagonia #PhotoOfTheDay #soaring #travel #vulture

  6. After a morning of admin, granted myself a rare midweek reprieve this lunchtime - 44 minutes too, which, even with a long tow, isn't bad for the end of October (all thermal, no wave!)

    #gliding #soaring #sky #clouds #photography

  7. After over a month away, it was nice to get back aloft today and go solo on the winch again. A dark and low visibility Autumn day over York, with next to no wind, but managed to get to a respectable 1,500ft. Nice reminder of how gently the Ka13 flies.

    #flight #gliding #soaring #sailplane #aviation

  8. The Foxjet glider, flown by Bob Carlton, put on an incredible aerobatic display at the Great Colorado Air Show this weekend.

    Have you ever watched a sailplane perform aerobatics live?

    #Photography #Airshow #Foxjet #Aerobatics #GreatColoradoAirShow #BobCarlton #Soaring #ScottKissPhoto

  9. Weather tip: if you see gliders soaring above cloud base, then you know that convergence is taking place. (This is more common in the mountains, and along seacoasts.)

    youtu.be/EUnSStVyQqw?t=101

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Converge

    #Weather #Glider #Soaring #Convergence #Mountains @johnb48