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Invisible Trap Kills Glider Pilot – How To Avoid Microbursts

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Moderate wind shear in some areas could make some thermals somewhat difficult to work but that, too, is typical. Without knowing the horizontal wind direction and speed at this point it is impossible to say what his indicated airspeed was. Some passing high clouds were unlikely to be a factor.

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