Thursday 5th November

Slow start due to lack of numbers, but once we reached a 'critical mass' we were off with a K21. At the top of the first launch, the air was so buoyant that there was a radio call for the second K21 to the launch point. Part of the ridge was working at 1300ft with the wind at north westerly 15kts. The thermal of the day - kicked off by the point - was more than 3 knots to 2000ft - not bad for November! Showers started to form but passed either side of the site, and we had lunch in shifts to enable flying to continue. The air was dried out by the Welsh Hills, the wet streets could clearly be seen on the Met Office Invent radar display. Through the afternoon, the wind backed a few degrees and the showers grew more and spread until we had to stop flying - but it was also getting dark. Not a bad day, but where were the Thursday regulars? didn't they believe the forecast?....."Maybe an interesting flyable day." - PH