-
Finding smooth air?
I am going to put up a video of a flight I took yesterday with a first time passenger. Surface winds 5 knots at 190 and winds aloft at 3k were about the same. Forecast for a bit of wind direction change but slight. It was about 5pm on sunny day about 83 degrees. I expected thermic activity closer to the ground but expect to climb above it. As I ascended it was getting worse. So at 2300 feet I decided to come back down to where it was a bit calmer around 1600 ft. I cut the trip short because it was a constant battle, although my passenger Mike really enjoyed our 30min flight. So here is my question… Do you think if I climbed higher than the 2300 ft even though it seemed rougher as i went up, that it would have smoothed out eventually? or gotten worse? or is there no telling? I really wanted to stay out longer. I know I could have waited till later in the evening to go up, but the winds forecasted were increasing. I would love some experienced advice. Thanks
-
0 Replies
Sorry, there were no replies found.
Log in to reply.