2012—How Fast, How Far: Soaring the Sierra Wave
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Presented by Gordon Boettger at the February, 2012 Soaring Society of American (SSA) convention in Reno, Nevada.
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2012—How Fast, How Far: Soaring the Sierra Wave
- 1. WHAT THE SIERRA AND GREAT BASIN OFFER US FOR MAXIMIZING MILEAGE IN MOUNTAIN WAVE
- 2. STARTED FLYING AT 13 Wave fascination early on NAVY PILOT AIRLINE
- 3. MD11 PIC
- 4. EXPLORATION OUT AND RETURN YO-YO TRIANGLE DOWNWIND SPEED
- 5. UNKNOWNS CAN COVER GROUND WORKS DAY/NIGHT NEEDED FOR RECORDS EXPLORE NEW ARENA GOOD SUCCESS RATE 3 2000K + 3 1500K + 3 1200K + 5 1000K +
- 8. What’s within your experience level What do our geography and wx offer How much are you willing to risk Do you have the right equipment Do you have the time Are you fit
- 9. CANOPY ICING
- 10. NOW WE CAN SEE
- 13. THE REWARD Bishop Looking South
- 14. Mono Lake looking South
- 16. O/R, YO-YO, TRIANGE NEED SAME WX DOWNWIND MORE COMPLEX Susanville looking South
- 23. OUT AND RETURN PROS - Can stay in primary wave system - Fairly well known terrain and easy retrieve CONS - Somewhat limited based on terrain and wx - Typically a headwind component on one leg - North and south sectors can be tough
- 29. Pros Covers many miles in relatively confined area Same as O/R Having multiple legs gets you used to wx Cons Same problems as O/R Winds can change on very long flight
- 30. DAYLIGHT (UNLESS LIT) NORTH/SOUTH DISTANCE UP TO 3000 KM (OVERNIGHT FLT) WX CAN CHANGE OVER DAY
- 31. 20 April 2011 – 2200 KM Gordon Boettger/Hugh Bennett Duo Discus
- 34. PROS GREAT GEOGRAPHY 2 LEGS AT HIGH SPEED STRONG LIFT ON LONGEST LEG LIFT WORKS ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT CONS BRUTAL HEADWIND ON FINAL LEG MOISTURE DOWNWIND NEED HVY WINGLOADING
- 35. TERRAIN ADVANTAGE OVER ARGENTINA HARDEST TYPE OF TASK UNEXPLORED
- 36. Sample 1500 KM Triangle
- 38. Looking East
- 39. PROS TAILWIND COMPONENT LONGER GLIDES SLOWER SPEEDS FULFILLING A DREAM CONS LONG RETRIEVE MOISTURE AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS TOUGH TO FIND RIGHT DAY DIFFERENT CONTROLLERS DIFFERENT AIRMASS POTENTIAL
- 42. Salt Lake Minden
- 43. WY NE UT CO
- 44. SD ID WY NE UT CO
- 47. LAST 500 KM FLOWN IN 2 HRS 2 MIN = 153 MPH
- 50. THE PERFECT PLATFORM •HIGH WING LOADING •GOOD GLIDE •ROOMY •SPACE FOR BOTTLES/BATTS •STRONG
- 51. HUMAN LIMITATIONS SAFETY EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS
- 52. MY WIFE MELISSA HUGH BENNETT DOUG ARMSTRONG RICK WALTERS ATC ROLLIN HASNESS KEMPTON IZUNO SOARING NV RICK ANDERSON TOM STOWERS ALL OF YOU