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Extreme Soaring

Extreme Soaring
Excerpt from the cross-country log for Team Dust Devils: “Montague is renowned for massive thermals ... the kind that cause you to fear for the loss of your plane. Thermals so strong, that with flaps and nose down, your plane continues to ascend. The task for Sunday was a 16.6-mile sprint. For our first flight, our average speed came in just under 20mph— one of the best cross-country flights of my life. When I finished...

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