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    • V Offline
      vidulisico | Premium
      last edited by

      Soaring forecast, distance and planning addition. VFR or maybe new additional view with clouds (grey) and thermal strength (yelow and green on picture) . This could be really usefull :-)

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      • Ivandel 1I Offline
        Ivandel 1
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        Dear Friends
        I've been a Glider pilot since the '90s.,Also sailing. I'm a Premium subscriber. I was very happy with more of this tool in Windy. I Live in Lami where I can go sailing and also have the ARGS in Belem Novo, from where to take off for the flight to sail My city is Porto Alegre i Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.

        IXL

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          markfrench | Premium
          last edited by

          Awesome addition to WINDY. I have used it for glider flights. So easy to access helpful information. The forecasts have been spot on.

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          • gloverG Offline
            glover | Premium
            last edited by

            This is an excellent addition to an otherwise superb weather site. Keep up the wonderful work!

            Greig Glover

            Glover

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            • V Offline
              Vagabondo13
              last edited by

              Great idea!

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              • Parms 0P Offline
                Parms 0 | Premium
                last edited by

                Useful for a "broadly indicative" view over an area.

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                  Jenki | Premium
                  last edited by

                  Nice feature, thank you. Very useful information even for pilots planning cross-country flights due to prediction of turbulence. Thank you

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                  • hemersonrH Offline
                    hemersonr Paraglider
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                    thanks for this new layer.. I hope It will be a great help to our planning

                    HRS CONSULTORIA E TREINAMENTOS
                    Ampliando a consciência no voo de parapente

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                      shashighedia | Premium
                      last edited by

                      Hi
                      I clicked on the thermal icon but nothing changes on the screen , cant see and thermals? I am a premium user

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                        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @shashighedia
                        last edited by

                        @shashighedia
                        Where are you located? During the night there are no thermals.

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                        • MaciekRydM Offline
                          MaciekRyd Pilot
                          last edited by

                          Excellent job, Filip!

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                            rauliillo
                            last edited by

                            excelente capa un 10

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                              windgnome @Korina | Premium
                              last edited by

                              @korina said in Windy.com introduces soaring forecast:

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                              This feature is great! What would be awesome too, is the expected thermal strength.

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                              • EduardoSGE Offline
                                EduardoSG | Premium
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                                After analysis during several months and flying areas, I must say that unfortunately the Thermal layer is almost useless in Argentina. Overly optimistic, usually by many hundreds of meters in all 3 models available

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                                • KorinaK Offline
                                  Korina @EduardoSG
                                  last edited by

                                  @eduardosg Hi, we value the feedback, the layer is still in BETA version.

                                  Korina

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                                  • ihedekI Offline
                                    ihedek
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                                    Thanks for bringing this into Windy, yeahhhh!!!
                                    Besides refining the forsecast on cloudbase, adding upward velocity and boundry shear are important parameters gliders look at. Good resource: http://www.drjack.info/

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                                    • fritzneumannF Offline
                                      fritzneumann
                                      last edited by

                                      Love it, makes our decision whether to drive 90 minutes to our TO site very easy :) Thank You !

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                                      • Avesta 0A Offline
                                        Avesta 0
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi i’m a premium user but every time i open the app and click on Thermals layer it shows that i must subscribe to “premium”, but i am already registered ro premium. Is it a bug?
                                        Btw, thermals layer! Cool!!i
                                        I tried to attch the screenshot but its not possible.

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                                          Korina @Avesta 0
                                          last edited by

                                          @avesta-0 Hello, this is correct, it is just a notification in case you are not subscribed yet. But thank you, we will consider removing it.

                                          Korina

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                                            alext2 | Premium
                                            last edited by

                                            well done, thanks

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