Today I took a launch at 11:00am
and flew the local ridge until I found a thermal to cloud base 7,000
feet over the site. Headed north in fairly strong lift.
The
wind changed somewhere on the trip and I failed to understand where the
lift was, so I got prepared to land at Thorame, only to come across a
beautiful buzzard, who led me back to cloudbase.
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| Thermal Assistant - not yet available on an Oudie! (Wyn Davies) |
There was more cloud
hopping than mountain soaring to-day, with reliable lift and staggering
sink in between. Had a long glide over the valley at GAP on the way to
Pic de Bure, to find the sun-warmed rocks of Mtgne de Charance to
propel me back to a comfortable height, before going over the snow
covered mountain. The soaring back was pleasant with a predictable sky,
and plenty of height in reserve.
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| Pic De Bure (Wyn Davies) |
The fragrance of crushed lavender greets you at the end of the flight. A pleasant day out in the mountains. - Wyn and Marie
