With the weekend flying at North Hill wiped out it was down to Condor for some enjoyment.
A pleasant summers day in the Alps (Not at all like the weather outside the window!). A WNW 10kt and Cumulus base above 5000ft and the task set was 147km from Interlaken to Mollis, taking in both ridge and thermal lift. Fortunately, Zurich airport is still closed so ATC were happy for us to transit through their area.
The first part along the ridge was easy allowing us to enjoy the scenery, but once we left the hills, height was required as the Cumulus were quite sparse. When we reached them though the lift was reliable. It was Dawson's first look at ridge flying and after a couple of visits to the lee side :-(, he did very well, and - I think - enjoyed himself too.
Come and join in - fly or spectate in Condor, or watch a live stream on Discord or just enjoy the banter, DSGC tasks run on Tuesday and Sunday evenings starting at 19:00, for more information read Stewart's notes. - Chris Warnes
