Soaring and Weather Website Links
Soaring Links
LMEA Soaring Club
Lockheed Martin Employees' Association Soaring Club
Southern Eagles Soaring
A great club flying out of LaGrange, Georgia.
GTA Sports Class Race Series - Fly Cross country tasks with friends at various gliderports throughout the season - check it out and join the fun.
Mid-Georgia Soaring Association
Women Soaring Pilot AssociationCostello Insurance The premier insurance provider for sailplanes, motorglider, and towplanes, and official broker for the SSA.
World Class Soaring Association Information on the World Class Glider.
www.Glider.com - Links to many soaring companies as well as beginning racing info.
Georgia Civil Air Patrol - a great way for Youth to get involved in Soaring.
Soaring Usenet Newsgroup: rec.aviation.soaring
Weather Links
CHA Surface Condition - forecast by Usairnet - Excellent for predicting surface wind (ridge lift)*
CHA Soaring Forecast RAOB data for our area
Surface Analysis or Current Radar by Intellicast
Institute of Aviation Weather Server
Unisys Weather An excellent source for weather graphics
Chilhowee has a custom Soaring Forecast Blip to go with the Blipmap. For more detail see: http://www.drjack.info
SES Soaring Forecast Page This page has MANY links to National & Local forecasting resources.
*Weather Tips
For good Ridge conditions look for winds with a westerly component. The ridge tends to work best when the wind blows from the Northwest (between 260 and 360 degrees) from 10-15 mph.
For thermal lift check the Blipmaps, Thermal Index Report, or other sources for good soaring conditions.
