A day that promised much, but
was very reluctant to keep its promise, we were expecting North westerly wind but
got a Northerly with a bit of East at times, this made it difficult to
get away due to the low launch heights and the huge amounts of sink.
Well
done to Ray B who launched into a nice thermal early and had over an
hour whilst most launches ended in very short flights with a quick
return to earth. In the meantime, Eric, Tom, Robert, Pete S and Tim J
rigged their gliders undeterred by everyone falling out of the sky, but
as the day progressed the conditions eased and most flights ended with
good soaring flights with climbs to 4,000ft. Pete St 230 completed a 129 kms task around our new turnpoints at Lapford, Bampton and NH2.
In
the afternoon the wind backed to a light Westerly and the conditions
became easier, (unless you were flying KEK because the varios were not
working correctly.)
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| Chris converts to the Junior |
Also well done to Chris W who converted to the Junior. - JSt
