It is not a Shear!
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:39 pm.
Fort Funston is famed for its near mythical “Shear”, a weather anomaly that we all yearn to encounter. But calling it a "shear" is incorrect and leads to a misunderstanding of the conditions and how to best fly in them.
We should take note from the sail plane pilots who more accurately call it what it is: Convergence!
For more info and insight for making the most of a convergence: http://soaringcafe.com/2012/07/weather- ... eze-front/
Fort Funston is famed for its near mythical “Shear”, a weather anomaly that we all yearn to encounter. But calling it a "shear" is incorrect and leads to a misunderstanding of the conditions and how to best fly in them.
We should take note from the sail plane pilots who more accurately call it what it is: Convergence!
For more info and insight for making the most of a convergence: http://soaringcafe.com/2012/07/weather- ... eze-front/