BASA WAVECAMPMinden Wave Windows
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Here a picture of the Minden
Wave Windows as agreed with Oakland ARTCC. These windows are relevant if you want to ascend into Class A airspace (18000 ft and above) Even on light wave days in Minden is the fairly easy to achieve. Look at the altimeter in the picture at the bottom., indicating 25000 ft, our club ship maximum, except for the DG1000 which we restrict to a maximum altitude of 18000 ft or -10 degrees Celcius. Please study these Wave Windows intensively. There is increased attention from Oakland Air Traffic Control for the glider pilots not obeying the agreed windows. During last years wavecamp (2005) we had several calls from Oakland about glider pilots violating the windows. This is dangerous in 2 ways: Oakland diverts the traffic around the opened wave window, but with tight separation from the window. This means that as soon as you are outside the open wave window, you could have a close encounter with the big boys. Oakland Air Traffic Controll could refuse to cooperate with the glider community to define and open wave windows. This would basically shut down all of the wave flying above 17999 ft. This would not only be detrimental for our BASA Wavecamp, but would be a serious blow to the whole soaring community. Note that there is alsways only one (1) wave window open at any time. The coordinates of the Minden Wave Windows: Glider Area "Minden West" :  corner coordinates 39.04N 119.57W 39.04N 119.41W 38.42N 119.38W 38.42N 119.57W Glider Area "Minden Central" : corner coordinates 39.04N 119.41W 39.04N 119.29W 38.42N 119.26W 38.42N 119.38W Glider Area "Minden East" : corner coordinates 39.04N 119.29W 39.04N 119.10W 38.42N 119.08W 38.42N 119.26W In case you want to program your Flight Computer SUA. You can also download a SUA file that I created, which includes the wave windows. Follow the SUA file link in the navigation bar or click here |
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