"A day of much promise and suitably rewarding"
As ever the forecast turned out to be just that, with the early morning weather not as good as expected. So a leisurely breakfast and much looking out of the window for the anticipated clearance which arrived mid- morning and as soon as Bishop's was clear the winch launches were under way.
As has been the case on the flyable days this week the Westerly wind ensured that the Bishop's ridge was working well from the start of launching right through to the end of the day - by mid morning most of the clouds around the site had also started to provide good thermal lift albeit some of the clouds were deceptive in relation to available / useable lift with Simon L and Mike F, flying in a an SGC K21, being deceived by a suitable looking cloud over Kinross and ending up in a field...
As ever the forecast turned out to be just that, with the early morning weather not as good as expected. So a leisurely breakfast and much looking out of the window for the anticipated clearance which arrived mid- morning and as soon as Bishop's was clear the winch launches were under way.
As has been the case on the flyable days this week the Westerly wind ensured that the Bishop's ridge was working well from the start of launching right through to the end of the day - by mid morning most of the clouds around the site had also started to provide good thermal lift albeit some of the clouds were deceptive in relation to available / useable lift with Simon L and Mike F, flying in a an SGC K21, being deceived by a suitable looking cloud over Kinross and ending up in a field...
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| Nice big field |
The
day saw all of the North Hill expeditionees airborne in one glider or
another and with many long flights - the most notable being Mark E who
completed a flight of around 6 hours thereby achieving his Silver
Duration.
Nick practiced his general flying and thermal spotting skills all of which were assessed as 'very good' by his DG505 P1s
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| James in ENW from the Bishop |
There was a possibility of some evening wave but despite best endeavours none could be found... Well there is always tomorrow... - Mike Sl
