Last night when we arrived we were greeted warmly by the locals as usual, we were also treated to a “typical“ Mynd sunset!
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| Mynd sunset (Mark Courtney) |
Today we woke to blue skies and a light SE wind. There were several locals rigging including a Duo Discus, various tasks were talked about but the only one to venture far from site was indeed the Duo XLT who circumnavigated Snowdon several times.
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| Discus FER (Mark Courtney) |
Steve and I had a couple of hours flying into wind and back, the thermals were “challenging” very narrow but you could get quite high because it went “blue” 5500 amsl.
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| Soaring over The Mynd (Mark Courtney) |
The wind was quite a brisk 90deg cross, funnelling up the valley from Church Stretton which tested your judgement on the circuit (where all the lift was waiting for you!)
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| Interesting sky (Mark Courtney) |
A great day, all eyes are on the high pressure system to see if it develops and suppresses the thermals, talk is that it may break down allowing for good conditions later in the week, fingers crossed.
Roast duck tonight, the catering really is at a different level. Looking forward to a cup of coffee in Church Stretton in the morning before flying commences. - Mark Courtney
Roast duck tonight, the catering really is at a different level. Looking forward to a cup of coffee in Church Stretton in the morning before flying commences. - Mark Courtney
