Brrr! that was cold - but not unexpected given where the air had come from. At the height of the day the temperature reached 0.2 °C but with 18 knots blowing from the north east it felt like -8 °C. However winch launches were good 1800 to 2000 ft was the order of the day, there were tantalising bits of lift but was this thermal, wave or rotor? There was of course the usual clutching hand on the approach. The usual Thursday crowd enjoyed a good cold day of extended circuits.
The Full Cat prep course had an entertaining morning in the briefing room followed by flying exercises after lunch.
