Hi Aviation Gang



I came across an article on a type of mountain airflow that might catch some pilots attention.

I was surprised that it extended up to almost 1700 ft. Something that flat landers might not think about and worth considering when flying in the mountains.

A link to the article..

http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/stuproj/ametf99/wenzl/katabatic.html



and a link to an accident involving it with graphs and pix



http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/air/2005/a05p0032/a05p0032.asp



food for thought..look forward to reading some thought...foggy