Getting Thermal Forecasts in the Caucasus | Meteoblue

How can you get thermal forecasts in the Caucasus? In the Alps you may have other tools, in the Caucasus you can draw on Meteoblue.

How does this work? Check out the quick info video. (Note that this may require a basic subscription to Meteoblue.)

We will test this out more in the future, and share updates from time to time. 

Flying in Tianeti

This has been a wonderful site for thermal soaring. No cross-country beyond 10-15 km yet, going East. We did our very first flight there in 2007, and Roland did the largest distance in a single flight towards Akhmeta, landing in a small clearing. In 2008 two further distance flights East, beyond Tianeti town, and in early 2009 one more flight East, also of about 10 km.

Here for the soaring, which on a typical day can last for hours.



An even better day was this:



Super easy takeoff and landing. This is a very forgiving site.