Thursday 14 March 2013

Week 2 - Day 4 A little more flying

The weather improved enough for us to risk a speculative launch but it turned out that the wave was difficult to find.

775 took a high launch but didn't connect and spent the next hour grinding away in rotor thermals before finally getting up to cloud base and into wave over Santa Cillia village.

The smooth wave was a relief after the turbulence of the rotor.

431 launched after 775 reported that they were established in the wave but the wave system then collapsed. We are not having much luck this week!

Peter in 775 looking down at the main valley. 

775 topped out at 8000' over Cuculo and then descended slowly back to the airfield.

We are hoping that tomorrow's forecast for a no wind thermal day is correct.

Bob.

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