Omarama Day 4 - The wind has moved round further to the south west and there was a lot more moisture aloft forecast.
So after a review of yesterday's flights and a briefing on convergences in the mountains, Jill flew with G in Duo Discus x DD.
Launched onto the nursery ridge and spent a while working out the wind directions and used the sun on the ground to get the better lift in the foothills.
Transitioned easily into a lower wave system and set off for Mt Cook.
By the time we had got there at over 17500ft, we could see that Mt Cook was completely enshrouded in cloud today, so we turned short at Mt Sefton. We headed back south towards Queenstown to explore more interesting wave formations, staying below 13500 to keep clear of their airspace.
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| Lake Pukaki after returning from Mt Cook at 17000' |
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| Omarama Airfield looking south |
In the evening, we enjoyed a course dinner plus staff and instructors at the Kahu Cafe, with music by G on the piano.
