On Day 4 of the 'North Hill Regionals', weather forecasts were variable but showed some potentially usable weather in a short afternoon window. Thursday club flying started while the North Hill Soaring Section continued to analyse the previous flights and had briefings on cross-country flying techniques and convergences.
At lunchtime the soarable weather window set up a launching frenzy, with cumulus and wave bars in evidence across the sky. The task was out and return to the west with no specific turnpoint. Even the ASH25 struggled to get past the M5, so most stayed local.
Matt decided "to gather turn points and with the wind veering from
250 to 290 degrees at about 18kts at 1000' above NHL I thought that
East Hill should work so set off from Hembury ridge and flew down to
Ladram Bay. Exeter Air Traffic were very accommodating."
Matt's favorite seaside resort
As the thermals died down the ridge became more soarable, but with cloudbase reducing, the ridge became quite crowded and we expect some briefings on ridge etiquette tomorrow morning.
