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    • zwawe
      zwawe @Korina last edited by

      @korina
      The Thermal feature is a great addition to the site although being a hangglider/paraglider/sailplane pilot this thermal feature by itself even with the cloud icons is not enough for a subscription. BUT if you would like to get a ton of freeflying pilot subscribers I would suggest adding an XC planning feature comparable to Flyxc.app or seeyou planner and combine it with windy weather. I understand you are a pilot, where do you plan your XC flights?

      Pelado

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      • Korina
        Korina Administrator @zwawe last edited by

        @zwawe I am not a pilot, but some of our member are. Thank you for suggestion :)

        Korina

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        • slash11
          slash11 | Premium last edited by

          Awesome feature, looks amazing. Just need to wait for thermals to come to UK, then we test it :-)

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            polachp Paraglider last edited by

            Can you share some details about how this layer is computed?
            We, soaring pilots usually keen to know at least some technical details to judge error margin and other factors not included in computation. (morning inversion, fog, humidity, rain several day before flight day etc).

            I was trying to use this feature this season and I am looking into it right now as my friends are flying in Australia. Cloudbase though seems world wide overly optimistic.

            Without deeper knowledge its hard to help you tune the layer so other pilots can reliably use it.

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            • Korina
              Korina Administrator @polachp last edited by

              @polachp Hello, please see the reply from the developer itself -https://community.windy.com/topic/16458/windy-com-introduces-soaring-forecast/26
              We are open to discussion and feedbacks.

              Korina

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                polachp Paraglider @Filip_K last edited by

                @filip_k Hello, Korina forwared me to you so:
                Can you share some details about how this layer is computed?
                We, soaring pilots usually keen to know at least some technical details to judge error margin and other factors not included in computation. (morning inversion, fog, humidity, rain several day before flight day etc).

                I was trying to use this feature this season and I am looking into it right now as my friends are flying in Australia. Cloudbase though seems world wide overly optimistic (even during EU summer time). Without deeper knowledge its hard to help you tune the layer so other pilots can reliably use it.

                I am active pilot, keen to help you if you wish.

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                • Korina
                  Korina Administrator @polachp last edited by

                  @polachp Hello, as mentioned in the reply, we would like to keep the technical details to ourselves at the moment.

                  Korina

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                    polachp Paraglider @Korina last edited by

                    @korina said in Windy.com introduces soaring forecast:

                    @polachp Hello, as mentioned in the reply, we would like to keep the technical details to ourselves at the moment.

                    Sorry , I haven't noticed the direct response about details. Thank you for your answer.

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                    • Aberhangie
                      Aberhangie last edited by Aberhangie

                      Love the idea but (I fly Gliders and Hang Gliders) but the implementation is not great. It looks more like a plot of cloud cover and not clear what the numbers mean. There are 3 things which would be useful on this plot

                      • Height of convection (Ft ASL/AGL)

                      • best expected strength of convection (Ft/min)

                      • Shear/Buoyancy ratio

                      That would be useful. If you want to see what good looks like have a look at the RASP forecast website.

                      Nice site overall through, I use it all the time for general forecasts and love the Site Alerts.

                      Thanks

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                      • ΛΑΑΣΑΡΕΩΣ
                        ΛΑΑΣΑΡΕΩΣ last edited by

                        HI THERE! I'M PARAGLIDING IN GREECE AND THE "THERMAL" INDICATOR IS VERY IMPORTANT.... I'LL TRY IT AND THEN LET YOU KNOW THE RESULTS...

                        THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS

                        SL

                        ERROSO!

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                          Audrey j | Premium last edited by

                          Bonjour, la fonction Arôme a été supprimé, hors j'ai pris l'abonnement prenium exprès pour celle-ci, habitant en France, c'est la plus précise. Comptez-vous la remettre svp ??

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                          • idefix37
                            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Audrey j last edited by idefix37

                            @audrey-j
                            La diffusion des prévisions par AROME est interrompue pour mise a jour des formats de fichiers par Météo France:

                            https://mf-models-on-aws.org/#arome-france-hd/v2/

                            Ce modèle devrait être à nouveau disponible sur Windy début février.

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                              Ian Pauwels last edited by

                              Good idea. Go further than that. Must see.

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                                Gerhardkoller last edited by

                                Ich finde Windy.com voll super Dankeschön für diese Arbeit!!!

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                                • bobport47
                                  bobport47 | Premium last edited by

                                  Really love the new THERMAL setting - thanks ...PS: I'm both a Paraglider pilot and a Sailplane pilot!

                                  Ppgbobfather

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                                    Sobriquet 0 last edited by

                                    Where do we see the legend for colors ?

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                                    • idefix37
                                      idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Sobriquet 0 last edited by idefix37

                                      @sobriquet-0

                                      See top of this thread
                                      https://community.windy.com/topic/16458/windy-com-introduces-soaring-forecast

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                                      • Billy Stein
                                        Billy Stein | Premium last edited by

                                        Great Feature I am a Glider and Paraglider Pilot and this is great. I think precision will improve with the time

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                                          beachcoins | Premium last edited by

                                          Thermals is good. Do you a Front (cold warm stationary) layer?

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                                          • Korina
                                            Korina Administrator @beachcoins last edited by

                                            @beachcoins Hello, please read more about fronts here.

                                            Korina

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