There was some rain overnight and it was a bit chilly this morning (for Spain), - trousers and jumpers instead of shorts.
Trigger temperature was forecast to be 18C at 13:00 with a max of 20C after a morning of low cumulus base and spreadout at freezing level.
The French self-launchers took off early as usual but were soon heard back overhead on the engines. The two of us who were winch launching waited until the vultures were seen at a reasonable height.
By 13:30 the sky started to improve with much more heating coming through the spreadout.
OL got away first time today, with some sun on the ground, and set off south into the better looking clouds over the plains.
Cloudbase eventually rose to 9000ft MSL and the clouds and lift was plentiful.
Completed 325Km OLC on a pleasant day out. - J&P
Trigger temperature was forecast to be 18C at 13:00 with a max of 20C after a morning of low cumulus base and spreadout at freezing level.
The French self-launchers took off early as usual but were soon heard back overhead on the engines. The two of us who were winch launching waited until the vultures were seen at a reasonable height.
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| Waiting for the spreadout to break (Jill Harmer) |
By 13:30 the sky started to improve with much more heating coming through the spreadout.
OL got away first time today, with some sun on the ground, and set off south into the better looking clouds over the plains.
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| Better looking sky (Jill Harmer) |
Cloudbase eventually rose to 9000ft MSL and the clouds and lift was plentiful.
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| Still going well 2 hours after landing (Jill Harmer) |
Completed 325Km OLC on a pleasant day out. - J&P
