The start of the first flyable day of the course was a cold, cloudless morning. However, that didn't stop us!
The first flight of the day was at 10 o'clock with no thermals found, the ridge was used. Shortly before midday, thermals started to appear (some 10kts)!
Great sky and Mark posing (Jack Sewell)
Mark Courtney, Steve Westlake and Peter Smith worked throughout the day making sure that everyone got lots of flying.
Massive cloud streets started to appear after lunch, so POWERFUL that stalling would barely lose any height! Most people made it up to cloudbase in 10 minutes!
Even though the 30 kt flying wind was at risk of giving a few bumps on the head, it was a fantastic day with over 11 hours of flying and super turbulent conditions - it was a fabulous day.
Thank you to all the helpers and instructors. - Jack Sewell
