UK RASP Ridge Day Tool: the hang gliders’ version
11 February 2010, 8:50 pmI’m interested in compiling a version of the ridge day tool for hang gliders (and a third for paragliders — can’t really leave you out
).
I personally think the ridge day tool is the best thing since sliced bread but I’m not sure it’s used that widely.
However I have a friend who hang glides and apparently this site is quite well known amongst them, so I’d like to extend the ridge tool to cover them too.
So if you have a favourite ridge and would like a tool that can scan seven days of forecasts and tell you when that ridge may be working, what I need from you is:
- Site name
- The lat/long in decimal form (e.g. “52.3675,-1.2433”), to four decimal places
- The wind speed range (in knots) and the wind direction range the ridge works in (e.g. “300-350”)
I have a suspicion that the wind speeds will be fairly fixed — something like 8-15 knots for paragliders and 10-20 for hang gliders? Do educate me though!
Either leave a comment with the info below or use the “e-mail me” link on the left.
