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25.05.2020
Over 100 miles late in the day



Robin Hamilton writes:


It was a good day. Pretty much exactly as forecast though it was
later starting and slow and low (~3200 TOL) getting away from the airport at
Wharton, Texas and for the first 20-30 miles. Lift was a little chopped up in
the breeze (>20mph at TOL) but the abundant clouds were pretty much always
marking something.


Average climb was probably 300fpm and best I saw was 550fpm. Base rose gradually
heading north to a high of 5000’ north of Brenham. It was a pretty fast
average speed over the ground due to the drift. Always good to at least be
making decent distance even if you are not climbing so fast in the chop.


The buoyancy/shear ratio for the day was 2-3 (crappy). It’s still amazing to see
what you can get done down on the Gulf coast even with these conditions with
some patience. My guess is the common streeting we see down here helps with the
buoyancy/shear challenge.


Big thanks to Tiki and Matt who picked me up from Hearne around 185 km out from
Wharton.


Also, where were you all yesterday? We now have T-storms rolling in and
unsettled pattern for next 7-10 days. Yesterday may have been the last we get
for a while, so next time get yourselves out there!



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