There was a clear sky and a strong north-westerly wind and a busy launch point with members and visitors - a glorious spring-like day at the end of September. Small cumulus started developing early and forming streets, but the ridge was not working and early flights hurried back in heavy sink - a sure sign of wave about.
Pete St Discus 230 nearly got to Eaglescott but lowering cloudbase and heavy sink meant he turned back 9kms short. John P in FZF Junior and James in ENW ASW20 managed to find the wave and climbed to base of the airway.
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| ENW above cloud near Cullompton |
Others who got to cloudbase found it quite easy to stay high but could not transition into the wave systems which were moving around as the wind changed during the afternoon.
In the late afternoon, the crosswind relented somewhat allowing some early solo pilots to fly and flying continued until dusk.
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| A late walk home from up the field |
Mark C wants credit for this photo as he had to lie in the damp grass for ages waiting for the sun to go down.
