The forecast had changed with the warm front edging up further from the south casting a veil of top cover that would restrict the heating.
But we briefed at 10:00am having got all the gliders ready, and then we waited, there was a chance that at maximum heating, the upper cloud might have withdrawn back south. Justin set a task - pilot selected turnpoints max 4, up to 2 each side of a N/S line through North Hill.
It finally started to look potentially possible for tasking with some lowish cumulus just to the north and west getting a little closer.
Liam took the first launch in Cirrus 477 keen to get some practice in, followed shortly by Justin and Pete B in JZK, and finally Stu in KMV.
477 and JZK flew for 2 hours!
Justin and Pete took off and headed for the sun on the edge of the sheet of high cover to the north, they tiptoed to the south west to Crediton under a line of scruffy clouds, thought about heading towards Eaglescott but decided to head back up the street past Taunton before returning to North Hill.
Liam in the Cirrus met up with JZK to the west and turned Crediton and came back as far as Wellington. - J&P
Liam in the Cirrus met up with JZK to the west and turned Crediton and came back as far as Wellington. - J&P
