London Gliding Club
weather
The sky is covered in markers, large white clouds showing approximately where the lift is. With practice the best clouds, and the best routes between them can be identified - there really are highways in the sky!
Perhaps the most amazing thing about gliding is being amongst the energy in the atmosphere! A strong thermal can lift your glider vertically at 10 miles an hour - the same speed as a fast elevator. Rather than the rough turbulance you might associate with jets, flying in the core of these thermals can be suprisingly smooth.
snow storm image 
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a large cumulus collapsing into a snow storm
looking towards Northampton from the south.
Prior to it collapsing this cloud was producing lift
in excess of 600 feet per minute
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a large cumulus collapsing into a snow storm
looking towards Northampton from the south.
Prior to it collapsing this cloud was producing lift
in excess of 600 feet per minute
super highway image 2 of 2
on windy days clouds tend to form in streets aligned with the wind.
A glider can run along the length of the street for hundreds of miles
constantly topping up in the lift
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on windy days clouds tend to form in streets aligned with the wind.
A glider can run along the length of the street for hundreds of miles
constantly topping up in the lift
