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Weather & Technique

The air pilots read — ridge lift and thermals, katabatic and foehn winds, turbulence and cloud signs, and the meteorology behind a good flying day.

Orographic lift

Orographic lift

Katabatic wind

Katabatic wind

Foehn wind

Foehn wind

Sea breeze

Sea breeze

Wind shear

Wind shear

Cumulus cloud

Cumulus cloud

Beaufort scale

Beaufort scale

Convection

Convection

Lenticular cloud

Lenticular cloud

Microclimate

Microclimate

Cumulonimbus cloud

Cumulonimbus cloud