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Atmosphere and Thermals – Part 4: Lift Inside a Thermal

Thermal flying

Atmosphere and Thermals – Part 4: Lift Inside a Thermal

How dust devils form and whether to fly them, ideal thermal conditions, how lift is distributed inside the core, and the sink around it.

Đặng Văn Mỹ·July 27, 2026

Atmosphere and Thermals – Part 3: How Thermals Rise

Thermal flying

Atmosphere and Thermals – Part 3: How Thermals Rise

The lapse rate decides how high a thermal climbs. Part 3 covers real lapse rates, how thermals form, and how they change with altitude.

Đặng Văn Mỹ·May 22, 2026

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Thermal flying

Atmosphere and Thermals – Part 2: Thermal Sources

May 21, 2026

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Thermal flying

Atmosphere and Thermals – Part 1: How Thermals Form

May 20, 2026

04

Thermal flying

Thermal Flying Technique Part 3: Reversing the Turn

April 8, 2026

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Thermal Flying Technique Part 1: Hitting the Thermal

Thermal flying

Thermal Flying Technique Part 1: Hitting the Thermal

April 8, 2026

Thermal Flying Technique Part 2: The First 360° Turn

Thermal flying

Thermal Flying Technique Part 2: The First 360° Turn

April 8, 2026

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