AndyB Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Dan took this pic of me flying over a very big solar farm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas_whitmore Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hi Andy , I’ve had a few roller coaster rides over those horrible things . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yes, they are not something that is fun to go over, especially low down. There were thousands of large birds on hand showing where the big thermals were and I was fighting for stability the whole time. At one point I went from under 200 feet to over 1100 with my engine at idle!!!! I think this solar farm might be one of the largest in Europe. It is 3 miles across. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Working on every flyable day for the last 4 years in between two 'small ish' solar farms I have concluded, they are only bumpy on the days when it's bumpy if that makes sense. lol So for a school, it's not a big issue here as we tend not to fly when it's thermic. Lift, yes... bumps..... not so much so. That said, the one you are over is about 10-15 x the size of ours! lol SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidG4 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Does this suggest that the surrounding area is full.of.sink??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 My reply above still applies I would say. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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