Flying 100km straight in a glider: soaring along a convergence zone

Every glider pilot dreams to fly straight in a continuous line of lift. I explain one of the phenomena, where this is possible. It is called convergence.

Normally gliders fly in thermals below clouds. But in a convergence glider pilots are able to fly next to instead of below them.

The phenomena, which i am explaining in this video is called "convergence". If glider pilots encounter such a situation, they may use it to fly dozens of kilometres straight ahead, often without loosing altitude or even gaining altitude.

I met this phenoma twice recently and luckily i had my camera with me. In this video i want to talk about it in more detail.

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