Thermalling
Circling in a thermal to gain height.
What it means
A thermal is the rising air itself; thermalling is what the pilot does in it. Centring is the refinement of placing the circles in the strongest part.
Example in context
I thermalled over the forest right up to cloudbase.
Sources and review
- Ozone Atom 3 – User Manual (EN) (opens in a new tab)
- Jakub Vrána — Paraglidingový slang: o termice (opens in a new tab)
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