Monday 25 March 2013

Week four duly assembled, registered and were briefed. 431 went off to Stage One and scratched while 775 went south east and scratched. The dizzying height of 6000 feet was reached (cloudbase) and a combination of generosity towards the next pilots and gravity brought everyone back in less than an hour. Meanwhile another Lasham pilot managed to put himself a small, muddy field beyond Jaca leaving only sketchy details of where he was and the location of his trailer's keys. His mobile didn't work so it was a matter of detective work. Merv deduced from the strength of the radio signal he was 10km south east of Jaca not south west as he had reported. The trailer keys were found in his locked car after his spare car key was found in his room. And, by the way, he also landed wheels up. The clag moved in, so no more flights. Tomorrow's weather looks better, but mixed thereafter, and that is optimistic,

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