Description: Understanding The Sky New Edition by Dennis Pagen Understanding The Sky is the essential weather book for pilots – whatever you fly.This new edition, published in August 2022, will give you a deep understanding of meteorology, from the micro to the macro – “absolutely essential” according to top paragliding coach Greg Hamerton.Understanding The Sky will make you a better-informed and safer pilot, able to make accurate decisions based on enhanced knowledge. Build your knowledge of the way air flows and eddies over buildings and trees, understand how micro-climates are created by coastal systems and mountains, and appreciate the impact of different cloud developments on flying conditions.It doesn’t matter whether you fly paragliders, drones, balloons, RC models, ultralights, helicopters, or planes – this book has been the best-selling classic meteorology text for over 30 years. Substantially revised and updated, and packed with clear illustrations, you will find it seriously useful!“So informative, so in-depth, and so relevant to free flight. A masterclass in flying weather!” – Greg Hamerton, Fly With Greg flight academy“If you seek to understand flying weather from the free-flier’s unique point of view, and to use it to your advantage, this is the book you need.” – Skywings Magazine “Simply the best weather book – accessible and easy to read!” – Five-star Amazon review EXCERPT: How to locate lift from what the clouds look like."Look for the best lift in clouds on their upwind portion, under their highest build-up and their darkest base areas. The darkness of a cumulus cloud is simply caused by the thickness of the cloud blocking the sun’s rays. This effect normally happens under the highest cloud build-up, so darker areas have the strongest thermal feed."It is common to encounter multiple thermal cores under a cloud – some may be better than others. A concave or bulged upward base is a sign of strong lift. When flying towards a cloud watch for swellings on the top and sides as indications that it is still growing. Once the growing stops the thermal feeding the cloud begins to die. Here is a summary of clues to good thermal producing clouds:Look forLarge puffy clouds of a white fluffy hueGrowing clouds with swells or bulgesSharp outlines and flat basesNewly forming cloudsAim forThe darkest and thickest looking clouds (except in thunderstorm conditions)The darkest area of cloudbase.A concave (upward dished) base areaThe area with the highest cloud development The upwind area of the cloudAvoidWispy clouds or areas of clouds Diminishing cloudsOff-colour or "dirty" cloudsTHE AUTHOR A pilot with nearly 50 years’ experience, Dennis Pagen is a respected author and meteorology expert. Dennis has served in many capacities for CIVL and the FAI, the world air sports federation. Understanding the Sky is the world’s best-selling meteorology book for sport aviation pilots. Visit our eBay Store - TrikeBuggy! eBay Search Terms: paraglide, paralide, para glide, paraglider, paralider, para glider, paragliding, paraliding, para gliding, para-glide, para-glider, para-gliding, parglide, parglider, pargliding, paramotor, paramotoring, parapente.
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Publication Name: Understanding the Sky
Author: Dennis Pagen
