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Soaring – Chess in the Air

Soaring – Chess in the Air

A Glider Pilot Learns to Play Mother Nature

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Austria

General Weather Resources (free)

  • Bergfex.at – Mountain Weather Forecast
  • Wetter.at – Mountain Weather Forecast
  • Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie – Mountain Weather Forecast
  • ORF: 5-Day Weather Forecast
  • Satellite Image of Alps
  • Sat 24: European Weather Forecast

Soaring Specific Weather Resources (some require registration)

  • Alptherm: Forecast of Quality of Thermals
  • Alptherm: Height of Cloud Bases (or Blue Thermals)
  • Alptherm: Potential for Ridge Soaring
  • Wetterzentrale.de: Detailed Flight Weather Forecasts
  • Wetter 3: Aviation Weather Forecasts

My Subscribed Weather Resources

  • Topmeteo: Soaring Site Forecast
  • Topmeteo: Potential Flight Distance Chart for Alps
  • Meteoblue: Thermal Forecast for Niederöblarn
  • Meteoblue: Sounding for Niederöblarn

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