SUNSETS
92
SUNSETS
93
SUNSETS
94
FINAL TO FAIRFIELD
95
LIVE TRACKING
96
CLOTHING
97
FROST
98
CLOTHING
99
CLOTHING
100
LIMITATION 1
TIME BETWEEN SURISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 15 : 9H50
DECEMBER 15 : 8H50
JANUARY 15 : 9H20
FEBRUARY 15 : 10H40
SHORTEST DAY :
December 21.
LATEST SUNRISE :
January 5.
EARLIEST SUNSET :
December 8.
FOR FAIRFIELD
101
LIMITATION 1
OLC
OFFICIAL
SUNRISE
TO
SUNSET
102
LIMITATION 2 FAR’S
Class E
Less than 10,000 feet MSL 3 statute miles 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet horizontal
At or above 10,000 feet MSL 5 statute miles 1,000 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
1 statute mile horizontal.
103
LIMITATION 3
COLDNESS
104
LIMITATION 4 HUMAN
RESISTANCE
105
LIMITATION 5 SUN GLARE, REFLECTION
106
LIMITATION 6
WEATHER
107
IDEAL SITUATION
108
DECEMBER 5TH 2010 CARLISLE, PA
RIVERWOOD , VA 109
DECEMBER 5TH 2010
110
DECEMBER 5TH 2010
111
DECEMBER 5TH 2010 CARLISLE, PA
RIVERWOOD , VA 112
DECEMBER 5TH 2010
113
CONCLUSION
A westerly wind winter flying day in the Mid-Atlantic region offers :
1. Thermals
2. Rotors
3. Wave
4. Ridge
5. Convergence
6. Unexplained phenomena
114
What’s this?
From 8 till 9:30 AM local time
115
What’s this?
116
RUNING THE STREETS
FROM ABOVE
117
CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXCEPTIONAL
February 26,
2006, 10 miles
SW of Blairstown
13.4 Kts Average
118
CONCLUSION
119
DEDICATION
120
QUESTIONS - SLIDE SHOW
Picture Credit Pierre Grandjean 1
Michael Jeanmotte 1
Belgian Air Force 2
André Emmanuel Litt 5
Baudouin Litt 144
121
EDIMBURG GAP (#1)
1
1
1
2 3
2
3
4
4
122
NEW MARKET GAP (#2)
2
2
123
LURAY CAVERN GAP (#3)
3
3
3
4
124
MASSANUTTEN
GAP (#4)
4 4
4
125
BURNT CABINS GAP
126
HONEY GROVE
127
THE TUSCARORA
SOUTH OF
THOMPSONTOWN
128
LEHIGH GAP
129
WIND GAP
130
DELAWARE WATER GAP
131