DaveB wrote:Don't worry Eddie.. I'd have wondered WTF they were and I've never heard of visible thermals ;-)
LOL...I don't think they have them in FS9. They are intended to be a guide for glider pilots. You fly circles within the 'coil' and get lift to allow you to fly to the next 'coil'.
I used to use them when I first started gliding in FSX but now leave them off and rely on the 'beeps' to tell me when I am in a thermal.
I know what thermals are Larry and how you use em (been caught in one while suspended from a parachute and it's unreal.. believe me) AND.. guessed that the visible variety are only available in 'As Real as it Gets'... FSX We wouldn't have anything so crass in the 'Real' sim Still.. I didn't know FSX had em until Eddies post ;-)
It got me for a while too. I was wondering while my little Cessna was climbing and then descending again by itself even though it was trimmed for straight and level with constant power
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