The forecast suggested a calmer wind for Thursday, but after 'near' gales all night, it was still rather wild on top of the Blackdowns when the Thursday regulars arrived.
The time was spent discussing some of the concepts raised at the Aim Higher course last week for the benefit of those who couldn't participate. Suddenly, looking out the window there was a great example for reading the sky as the north easterly wave had just made a visible appearance.
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| North easterly wave (Mark Courtney) |
Chris Wool and Mark Courtney went for a recce at the far end of the field and declared that we could go flying.
There was a lot of sink in the normal circuit for many flights, until Pete Harmer & John Borland decided to explore 'on the other side', and having found some smooth lift from 800ft, the other two-seaters followed the lead. Chris Wool and Ian Hunt had the longest flight of 25 minutes.
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| Interesting skies (Jill Harmer) |
Everyone flew and it turned out to be a lovely evening when the wind finally stopped. - J&P
