With more poor weather at North Hill - flying was wiped out yet again (fog/low cloud this time - September was another wet month and had released 146mm of rain in total). The DG505 had been relocated from Long Mynd to Denbigh for another private hire.
Sunday morning briefing was held in the Lleweni Park clubhouse by Chris Gill and was relatively optimistic that the weather would steadily improve after 1pm, the DG505 was rigged in anticipation and taken to the west end of Lleweni (welly) park.
A late aerotow at 4pm to the ridge found weak wave which got us up to 4,000 ft from there we ventured northwest to Rhyl where there were better conditions to be found. With a bit of guidance from Pete Startup we found the good stuff and worked our way up to 11,000 ft fairly quickly in 3knot wave. Conditions were surprisingly smooth and warm at altitude and stunning views of the Conway valley, Anglesey and even Liverpool in the distance were to be had.
By 18:30 the sun was getting low and it was time to head back to land before sunset. In the evening everyone was treated to a delicious Sausage casserole and mash cooked by John Pursey and Phil Morrison, with drinks and tales of yore. A great day, and special thanks John Pursey for his patient tutoring on wave flying and for reminding me to fly smoothly and straight to make the most of the conditions. - Mark Wallis (first time blogger)
