Final Approach Lift True Airspeed 
Air Facts
DECEMBER 11, 2024
You look at the multifunction display and notice the groundspeed is slowing down to your true airspeed as if the wind has suddenly traded in for calm. The sky is still blue and there is not a single pothole in the sky to bump you around. No big deal, you murmur, must be a lull and soldier on. But hold on for a second.
Chess In the Air
JUNE 24, 2022
There were some patches of moderate lift and sink as would be expected on a normal summer soaring day. Unsurprisingly, the actual glide ratio of his 49:1 glider was much better than the required 14:1 and he approached the airport relatively high. Sometimes you fly through virga and you can even find yourself in lift.
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