It was a wet start as forecast, and after just a short wait, the airfield started to dry out well and the cloudbase rose to 1200ft. With a nice northwesterly we were hopeful for the ridge to work, but probably some wave interfered and it was rather tricky to get away from the winch.
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| It suddenly became soarable (Mark Courtney) |
After a late lunch the wind increased, cloudbase went up to 3000ft and suddenly the sky was soarable and the launchpoint was empty.
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| Cumulus over Devon (Mike Sloggett) |
Pete Harmer and Daniel Hender followed the cloud street to Cullompton and Daniel was excited to fly over his house for the first time. It was good to welcome Reuben Buss back from his gliding adventures down under. Congratulations to Chris Warnes for getting the final signatures for his Bronze.
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| Mark Courtney congratulates Chris Warnes on his Bronze (Mark Courtney) |
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| Treborough Summer Camp group (Mark Courtney) |
North Hill Nomads Pete Startup 230, Wyn Davies W7 and Tom Sides DG1 enjoyed a few laps of the Denbigh ridge at 110kph.
