Tuesday 8 March 2011

Jaca 2011 week 1 day 2

What difference a day makes! Today much stronger south easterly winds with the hope of wave from the southern mountains. Much more high cover was expected from a front to the south that was slowly advancing and weakening toward the Pyrenees. Some expectation of thermals or a combination of rota/thermals was hoped for. The sky improved with evidence of wave and cumulus by 12:00pm when launching started. The first flights were in broken thermals to 6500ft in the lee of Cucalao ( all legally) really quite exciting conditions that the pilots were keen to experience. The jump to wave proved elusive with rather too much cover in the middle of the day. Everybody flew and enjoyed the different conditions learning much about how mountain flying is so enjoyable.

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