My First Thermal Flight on my First Club Day! Marymoor Park Redmond, Washington

[heffone1]

hope you find many more. thermals make me happy

[badgolf1]

sweet and thanks for the story..hey so why ride thermals and normally how high are they?..lol..i guess i need to do some research huh??lol..so going around in circles like that is the best way to climb?..and lol i thought i saw you do some loops in there..i thought u was losing her..but you said you was trying to come down..kool stuff man..thanks!!

[E744763Productions]

@badgolf1 I have to be high because the thermals are stronger as they reach their peak. Flying in circles creates the least amount of drag and I can't fly straight or I would just fly out of the thermal. That plane didin't have any spoilers so looping was the quickest way I could lose energy. Thanks for commenting!

[Grunta5]

Awesome! Great flying sailplane and a cool video  :-)

[E744763Productions]

Thanks! It is a 10-year old 6-foot wingspan glider from the German company 'Graunper'. It is called the 'Cumulus '97' because the designis from 1997.

[DeanC993]

GReat flight what plane is that