UNDERSTAND CONVECTION : THE THERMAL LIFT

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"It's not because there is no wind that glider pilots cannot stay up in the air"

This short video explains the principles of thermal lift and helps understand how glider pilots can stay in the air for hours using convection and harvesting natural ressources to do incredible flights. This is the second episode of a set of pedagogic videos.
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In partnership with : Fédération Française de Vol en Planeur

Credits:
Hugo Corbillé
Romain Madelaine

Voice-over
James Waterhouse

Video credits
Adrien Picq

SWAF
South West Air Force

Lucas Delobel
Delobel Gliding Channel

Ludovic Mondésert
Romain Madelaine

Music credits
Endless motion

[casaamaril]

I have read and watched so many books, articles and videos about thermal lift and in the end I just feel my way through it, you feel the lift and if it carries and feels reliable, you steer towards the thermal. Sensations and confirmation from the instruments, well said

[kfgj]

Excellent, very concise. I've been a glider pilot for over 40 years and your presentation is spot on .Thank you

[lautoka]

Bien fait! Thanks to Hugo and his mates.

[TheProPilot]

You didn't talk about how to *find* them. That's why I'm here. ;) Nice video nonetheless and I'm subbed

[william]

Les voici les flèches rouges ! Super montage et explications 🙏

[yashizuko]

I work with neursl networks, i was wondering, would it be possible, given an image of a piece of land to determine ( based on weather ) if that zone has a greater chance tham another zone to have a thermal? it would be a very nice tool to have

[cerdagnol]

J'ai cru apercevoir un Janus de La Llagonne et quelques secondes de vol en Capcir !

[paulverborg]

Schémas pedagogiques top fonctionnalité #labing

[deborshikashyap]

What if there's no wind no thermal would the sailplane fall off the sky😨😨😨😱😱

[christopherstevenson]

Nice video on thermal lift. But it makes me nervous and is a very bad idea to see you holding a selfie stick outside glider. Very dangerous for you!!! Not safe flying practice.