Flying 100km straight in a glider: soaring along a convergence zone

Every glider pilot dreams to fly straight in a continuous line of lift. I explain one of the phenomena, where this is possible. It is called convergence.
Normally gliders fly in thermals below clouds. But in a convergence glider pilots are able to fly next to instead of below them.
The phenomena, which i am explaining in this video is called "convergence". If glider pilots encounter such a situation, they may use it to fly dozens of kilometres straight ahead, often without loosing altitude or even gaining altitude.
I met this phenoma twice recently and luckily i had my camera with me. In this video i want to talk about it in more detail.
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[@AndrewBashtovoy]

Rudi, Es ist selten, dass ein Blogger die Essenz von Naturphänomenen klar erklären kann, vielen Danke!

[@georgeballantyne7795]

Another good video Rudi, thanks for sharing it. Everytime I watch them I wish I was in a glider again...sigh!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hi George, thank you for your comment. If it triggers such emotions, it means you have very good memories on gliding :-)!

[@hectorpascale1013]

Arrgh, once again the Duo flown solo. Gimme a call next time, when you did your 1000km diploma ;)

[@swissgliderpilot6871]

Fantastic explanation! Very interesting video!

[@Paul-vh6ul]

I've flown in convergence several times, but not yet for 100 km. Maintaining the horizontal and vertical clearances for VFR is challenging. Maintaining the correct crab angle to avoid being blown into IMC is likewise difficult. It is guess work because there is no reliable visual reference. It is fun to find convergences where there are no clouds. A real time wind indicator like Hawk or Anemoi might be useful.

[@ag4790]

Great stuff Rudi, cheers for sharing your knowledge.

[@MrSheymie]

Very nice explanation Rudi. I have flown some flights along the Sierra Guaderrama in Spain in convergence, but had only a very basic understanding of the process.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hello, good to hear. Flying convergences in Spain must be fun too :-)!

[@MrSheymie]

@@RudisGlidingAdventures Flying from Fuentemilanos.

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Very interesting Video; Thanks Rudi. So in short: A step in the clouds gives you a step up into the sky, FANTASTIC! 😁

[@BretChilcott]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you Bret for leaving this comment! I really appreciate it and it encourages me to continue making such videos :-)! Have a nice day!

[@oldi184]

Thank you. Amazing video. I have a question. Did you see any UFOs? Any object that was traveling horizontally or vertically really really fast.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hi, thank you for your comment! No, i have never seen an UFO so far. Not even in my job as airline pilot

[@b_wisniewski]

Great content 👍

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you Bartosz 😃👍

[@MarcBossYT]

Cool

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you, great that you liked it :-)!