"The Day that Should not have been "
Friday morning the remaining three of six set off for Talgarth at 6:30am.
Early morning mist and nil winds did not bode well for a good day , how wrong we were !
Nobody launched until 12.30 just as weak thermals were popping off the sunny sides of the mountains. By following the contours of the hills you could tip-toe all the way to Talybont reservoir and back. Paul S got cleared for solo and had a long flight in his Cirrus, Mark C and Simon L had flights well over two and a half hours . Everyone landed by 4.30pm enabling an early shower and catnap before dinner and tales of a day that should not have been .
Foot note : Ian M was due on Friday morning but as his clock is set to British standard Mitchell time (5 hrs behind UTC ) he arrived in time for supper.
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Day two Saturday : "Iron thermals and sheep shearing ".
The wind was light from the SE , not a good direction for Talgarth , early launches were into the South bowl and it did produce sustainable lift , this enabled searches to Langorse lake where there was weak wave . Lunch called so most people landed in expectation of a better afternoon . By 2:00pm the sky was looking better Ian M launched , fired up the engine and climbed to 3000ft before contacting wave to 6000ft he landed hours later when the whole airfield was deserted ! Paul S had a wave searching flight but ended up using thermals for a flight over an hour , Simon L in Steve's Discus and Mark C in his ASW20 spent two hours between 10 and 50ft above the ridge top in the South bowl before finding weak wave in the valley much to the relief of the sheep ! A fantastic day when once again expectation was so low ! - MC
