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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. No notes or highlighting. Nice book in great condition. Dustcover has some wear pages excellent. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> There is a certain venerable patina on the words “slope soaring” but this technique which brought some of the first sensational duration and even dis- tance flights to the short history of soaring – still has its uses today. This doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ll try to drag ourselves across the landscape from slope to slope. There are still situations though largely in mountain soaring but also in general soar- ing when we get to very low altitudes and are praying for a save when knowledge of slope soaring can make the difference. Moreover since slope lift is an excellent thermal-triggering method and slope lift combined with thermals (so-called “slope thermals”) are far from rare it is altogether appropriate that we start with a discussion of this type of lift. (SP)