Wind monitoring at Bedok Reservoir

[Raven]

Sad to hear that, eariler the day had help him check cg test glide etc... Had maiden it afterwards. But I left early as the wind did not pick up...

[msc]

Sad to hear that, eariler the day had help him check cg test glide etc... Had maiden it afterwards. But I left early as the wind did not pick up...

Well, I have said the before and I'm going to say it again.
When you leave the slope, the wind will always pick up!

You should go early tomorrow, and stay on later......

[mave]

How come must come before you?
Are you a space hogger?

Erm, hard to say, some hardcore guys go before lunch
But you betta go before me if you wanna fly

[ammo]

Not really space hogger, but the weather changes with my arrival
* sometimes *

[Raven]

Not really space hogger, but the weather changes with my arrival
* sometimes *

You SURE boh?? (I dont mean the weather)
I mean "Sometimes" I think.... actually its "Most of the time"

ammo you always bring the rain

[madflurry]

most of the time is an under statement... it should be ALL the time..
either no rain or no wind when he's here...

[msc]

most of the time is an under statement... it should be ALL the time..
either no rain or no wind when he's here...

Who is this mystery man? Must ban him from BR....

[ammo]

Don't worry, just fly before he arrives

[windgod]

hi guys , I would like to share my guessing work. so far quite accurate (80%).

my observation for the last 8 years.

Before the season comes in around october/november , it is always raining during the day and then shifting to night. Then during the day no more rain but strong north wind and then change to north east wind blowing strongly from 5am onwards and we can fly the whole day.

morning , the wind is strong but gusty, after lunch, the wind is strong and with good hot thermal, after 5pm, the wind is strong cool and smooth. then we pack up and go home.


I also observed that the rain clouds shifted in October/ november etc from EAst side(changi) to the west. usually we have good wind flying under strong thermal and wind while the west is raining heavily.

Current year observation is :

a. rain clouds always stay in the east and did not move to the west . thus no wind.

This evening at 6.30 you can fly because central and west side is raining heavily .


b. wind still blowing from the west (from windguru) thus the rain cloud did not come to the west side.


c. cold wind from the north is getting weaker and hot air from southern hemisphere is getting stronger (thus we are hotter) . Therefore , no wind.


I expect the following years will be worst (based on my own hypothesis) because the ice in the north has melted . we are in Global warming and thus we have no wind.

I wish all those who are going to the sedili this sunday to have a very good flight as it is no longer easy to come by in Singapore.

[madflurry]

Don't worry, just fly before he arrives

why are you talking to yourself??

[mave]

I see, no wonder my first visit to BR, I saw everybody sitting at the slope, staring hopelessly at their gliders.

Not really space hogger, but the weather changes with my arrival
* sometimes *

[chiadennis]

most of the time is an under statement... it should be ALL the time..
either no rain or no wind when he's here...

Wah die, he going sedili somemore...

[msc]

Wah die, he going sedili somemore...

Ok now, mystery man to be banned from BR and Sedili?

[mave]

ha... don't scare him lah, if not he will hide inside "mountain hole" and there not come out.

By the way, the weather/wind seems to be looking good.

Ok now, mystery man to be banned from BR and Sedili?

[joe yap]

I don't know that much. All I do is to monitor the wind charts around the region and understand that the recent tropic storms and depressions steers the wind away. A few weeks of those is not the end of the world and folks still get to fly every now and then in between the screwed-up winds. The wind outlook over the next few days seems to be stabilizing.