Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings

Re:Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings by StavrosK on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:39AM (#23829750)

Here's an RC glider doing 545 mph with that technique: https://youtu.be/MoaWlKC3wIM

I don't know how they manage to control it or measure the speed, but it looks legit.

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Re:Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings by sails on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:34AM (#23830337)

That is dynamic soaring [1] which is I guess a subset of slope soaring, and is pretty rare and nuts. It generally requires flying in the lee of a slope rather than in front of it.

Regular slope soaring is relatively more sedate, fun and accessible if you have the right slope.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_soaring

> Dynamic soaring is sometimes confused with slope soaring which is a technique for achieving elevation.

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Re:Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings by ajuc on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:44AM (#23829781)

Wow. That's not how it usually looks like :)

Usually it's very slow and relaxing. Looks like this:

https://youtu.be/Ev5fSVi1PrA?t=152

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