The forecast had been for rain all day with a front that wasn't even going to "wiggle" and so a plan for a lazy start for some ground school was promulgated.
But that's the problem with forecasts... they don't always go to schedule! The normal Thursday crew gathered at the Clubhouse, but it wasn't raining and there were wave clouds in the sky, so after a pitch inspection Pete made the call -"Let's go flying".
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| There were always nice bright slots to the south (Jill) |
The wind was buoyant and the launches were spirited - (initially pulling off at 80knots at the top of the launch), but there was some sort of lift to extend the flights - it wasn't smooth wave though probably just rotor underneath, but with up to 1900ft launches (not to mention a couple of rope breaks and a weak link) we managed to get 7 flights in before time was called as the wind was gusting and the cloud base came down to 1000ft at the end of the last flight. But it was the longest flight for Pete H and Rob - 39 mins.
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| Cloud increasing from the north west (Peter Sm) |
So unfortunately not everyone got to fly, but the moral is, even the best forecasts can be wrong, and you certainly won't fly if you are not at North Hill. - J&P
