Glider Convergence Flying: The Dangers?!

Convergences are one the most awesome ways to fly hundreds of kilometres around New Zealand, and many other soaring sites around the world. We have a look at air mass convergences, lee convergences, and the dangers of flying convergences.

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00:00 Welcome to convergences
00:47 Lee Convergences
03:26 Airmass Convergences
05:56 Mountain Convergences
06:37 Dangers of flying Convergences

[BillPalmer]

Another great addition to our YouTube glider pilot education collection. Thanks!

[Nexus]

Fantastic episode. and I don't even fly gliders, just normal single engine pistons.
One can never have too much knowledge about weather.

[alanward]

Hoping to start my adventure into glider flying next month in the UK. Your channel is invaluable to the lead up to me starting training.
Quick question to all, how do you rate using a flight sim when you can't get out and fly for real?
Cheers all and safe flying 😎

[naturarum]

awesome explanation, live in the glider! thanks so much for all the education you do, as a newbie I feel like I have all the tools to progress much faster than it was possible 20-30 years ago.

[stephaniekent]

fascinating stuff, yes that warning light on the nose is fantastic, I was flying a cloud street once in the Ardmore valley toward Hunua ranges just merrily skooting along in my K6 when another K6 came head on at me out of nowhere, no time to do anything, just hung on and hoped we missed as we did, but only I would say about 50 feet clearance as they shot over me phew!

[dennislyons]

I was watching the altimeter unwind as you approached the mountain. Just made it, close. Good info watching the conditions & able to see the instruments a bit too.

[glider]

Challenging teaching - thank you very much. I had a conversion line in Spain (Fuentemilanos) when I did my Silver C distance flight. It was wonderfull - flying a plane with an engine without an engine... 🤠

[brushitoff]

Ahh! Good Stuff & Thanks Tim! Got my butt into a Glider last weekend for the first time in 22 years! Freaking loved it! Man I missed that feeling so much! Cheers.

[ronaldglider]

Thanks mate! This is the 'convergence video' that many other and I have been waiting for... Great!

[dend]

This is something I've been strugging to understand by reading theory, but watching the vid really lays out a real world example very well. thanks and cheers!

[coldsamon]

Enjoy your videos. Very useful information here 👍

[hedonzx]

Again Tim, a great educational presentation 🙏🏻👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻🙏🏾👍🏾💪🏾

[shelleysflyingdreams]

Very interesting. I have cousins in N.Z. One of them is involved in a gliding magazine. (I don't want to name drop.) Gliding fascinates me. How you read the skies to find the best 'roads' is amazing to me. Thanks for sharing.

[chrisj]

Best video you have done. I am in Philippines mostly sailing but have just found Tuy here is an airstrip with winch and 4 or 5 gliders. Will go for a fly soon.

[erikisberg]

Very educational, wonderful flying conditions!

[walterlown]

Another excellent presentation thanks Tim!

[nldesperanza]

Lights! What a great idea. Never seen that before.

[Alpha-III]

thank you very much, I learned a lot! Always a pleasure to watch your Videos

[carlitosiucci]

Awsome video!!! Just a question...why 2 yaw strings??? Never seen before. Thanks!

[Will-uidv]

Nice one Tim, I liked how you shot the intro. Gave it a more pro-documentary feel :)