DLG Thermal Analysis - Jan 2020 : Super Light Lift

[@goldenfish77]

Very nice long flight and gliding skill!

[@rosbriks]

Very nice video and some excellent flying. Great how you synchronised your telemetrics with the videofootage - never seen this before!

[@CirrusRC]

Many thanks. The altitude trace needs smoothing out but it's quite useful to show in the video. The Frsky altimeters are not particular accurate but OK for a general guide.

[@cryptout]

wow this was alot of knowledge shared. I can’t wait to have my first flight.

[@tempest411]

Damn you're good at that! I tried flying DLG almost 20 years ago and I couldn't keep it in the air for much more than a minute:(

[@CirrusRC]

thank you - the technology has come a long way in those 20 years.

[@yannickver]

great flight, do you use the vario to detect the thermals, or can you visualise the thermals by changements of the attitude of the glider in flight...

[@CirrusRC]

Hi, thanks. I think the various tones would drive me mad. I'm constantly looking for pitch changes from glider, speed changes, wing movement and other indicators like my wind indicator, birds, trees, grass etc.

[@yannickver]

@@CirrusRC thx ! your videos are really instructive... I learn a lot from them... you're right.. the noise from the variometer is very annoying... but I set it quitly and with time when my skills improve I hope to be able to fly without...

[@fibiger12]

how did you get that graph analysis?

[@CirrusRC]

It's quite crude. OpenTX telemetry graph from receiver, overlayed in video.

[@fibiger12]

@@CirrusRC thank you

[@coverdestroyer3572]

auw sir?

[@CirrusRC]

220g

[@coverdestroyer3572]

​@@CirrusRCnice, and when thermal big, what time?

[@pgleesonuk]

Nice flying! Can you share the program you are using on your TX. I’m PaulG over in the BARCS forum. Thanks

[@CirrusRC]

Hi Paul - I've updated the description. Most people use Jespers script which is better supported. But I prefer the audio and throttle usage in the script I use. My latest version is still beta and when we get some decent weather and less restrictions I will be able to test it properly. On the bench it works fine though. FYI : I am doing limited work on this script so don't expect regular updates :)

[@superdon1chw]

I find life, up wind, down wind and all over the place, not buying this down wind only hunting remember if you were standing on the other side of those trees you would be flying up wind MY 2 cents

[@CirrusRC]

Agreed, it's everywhere but if you feel it blow through at least you know where to go.