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

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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.

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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

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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

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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