And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Some mountain regions generate unique localized lift patterns that can lead to similarly unique cloud formations. I’ve known sailplane pilots in Utah and Arizona that have some spectacular local knowledge about when, where, and how these patterns form. They keep close watch on the weather and really scramble to get their planes up and positioned to take advantage of them. Reminds me of some skiers and surfers that I have known who call in for the day off when conditions seem to be great.
Yup, Rob is correct. We sailplane pilots call them Lennies for Lenticular clouds. Sometimes you have 3 of them stacked up. In 1974 in New Mexico (Wheeler Peak) I rode the wave from 12,500ft to 25,400ft. Think of a pebble dropped in a pond. The waves spread out. The world record is over 40,000ft.
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ReplyDeleteSome mountain regions generate unique localized lift patterns that can lead to similarly unique cloud formations. I’ve known sailplane pilots in Utah and Arizona that have some spectacular local knowledge about when, where, and how these patterns form. They keep close watch on the weather and really scramble to get their planes up and positioned to take advantage of them. Reminds me of some skiers and surfers that I have known who call in for the day off when conditions seem to be great.
ReplyDeleteI used to do the same when the local wind was right for windsurfing. Had a great boss in those days.
DeleteIt indicates Wave as Rob suggested.
ReplyDeleteYup, Rob is correct. We sailplane pilots call them Lennies for Lenticular clouds. Sometimes you have 3 of them stacked up. In 1974 in New Mexico (Wheeler Peak) I rode the wave from 12,500ft to 25,400ft. Think of a pebble dropped in a pond. The waves spread out. The world record is over 40,000ft.
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