Correction needed: The rotor clouds are rotating in the wrong direction in these diagrams :)
Sailplanes love flying in Wave! Almost as much as the glider pilots in the cockpit. Learn about how wave systems work, what conditions are needed to set up this weather phenomenon, and see the kinds of amazing lenticular cloud formations that can be created by mother nature. See rotor or roll clouds and learn about the extreme turbulence they can create.
Thanks Geoff Becket for permission to use images of the Wave system:
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00:00 Intro
00:53 How wave systems form
01:38 What weather conditions wave needs
02:18 Multiple levels of wave
02:38 Lenticulars
03:43 Roll Clouds / Rotor
04:18 How high can gliders fly in wave?
05:34 Climbing in Wave Timelapse