After a completely wiped out weekend for flying at North Hill due to a combination of rain / low cloud / wind, it was good to get a flying report from upcountry......
Camp Hill report
Team Eagle with AXJ travelled on the hottest day of the year to miss a ridge soaring afternoon by an hour or two. “You should have been here earlier, ridge was going like a train” is what I was greeted with after a speedy, sweaty rig. Bother I thought!
A rather indifferent Saturday but some vintage soaring for some with nearly an hour by a K18. Team Eagle went walking…
Launch the Eagle (John Pursey)
Sunday, with a sunny start and after an upbeat brief and a task being set, the clouds didn’t read the script and filled in for a while. By the time AXJ got on the line the ridge was just doing enough to allow weak thermals to keep people up. Dodging the paragliders JB, kept AXJ up with me for nearly an hour.
John Pursey and Phil Morrison (John Pursey)
With a bottle of plonk as a daily prize the gloves were off. The sky was fairly grey but there was enough contrast to give away the better bits. A flight with Alan R and then a cable break with Phil killed enough time for the sky to clear to proper cumulus allowing climbs to nearly 5000ft !
Great sunset at Camphill (John Pursey)
A fabulous end to the day and a great sunset. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. - John Pursey and Team Eagle
