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What is the recommended bank angle range that most soaring pilots use during thermalling?
A
A) 20 degrees maximum — steeper banks are aerobatic and require a waiver
B
B) 30 degrees maximum — steeper angles exceed the structural limits of the wing
C
C) 45 to 60 degrees depending on conditions — steep enough to stay in the thermal core while maintaining safe margin above stall speed
D
D) 90 degrees — knife-edge turns maximize thermal centering efficiency
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