The morning conditions looked unspectacular but the assembled pilots prepared the equipment and then waited for the improvement as forecast by RASP.
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| Zugvogel, K8 and K13 waiting for the forecast improvement |
The flying programme started with newly solo pilot Andy Davey. After a successful check flight followed by a practice cable break Andy then flew the K13 solo with 2 flights of 17 minutes and 12 minutes.
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| Looking south towards Plymouth from the airfield |
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| This one has me puzzled. Which village is this? |
The conditions did indeed follow RASP and by early afternoon the pilots were treated with some very strong thermal conditions ( ie. very strong thermals surrounded by very strong sink.) Best flight of the day was Steve Fletcher in the Open Cirrus who spent 3 hours and 10 minutes soaring in the classic summer conditions.
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| Steve's view from the Open Cirrus at 2700 feet above the airfield |
Many thanks, once again, to instructor Mike Sloggett for supervising the day, and to everyone else who helped.
Steve
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