Monday 31 March 2014

Jaca - Week 4 - Day 1

The day dawned bright and breezy and the team were raring to go. We got the gliders out and DIed before briefing. With a steady east wind we took them down to Runway 09, only to be told at that the wind would shift and we would almost certainly be using 27. Faced with the prospect of moving them to the other end, we decided to wait and see. By launchtime at lunchtime the wind had only shifted 45 degrees and so we launched on 09.

The first two flew around the local hills up to 7000 feet QNH and we landed on 27. The Duo pair added a cautious extra 5 knots to the approach speed and its occupants noticed, as the windsock whizzed by, that there was a significant tail-wind component. The glider stopped conveniently at the far end with at least 10 yards to spare. We launched again on 09.

The second pair flew in slightly better conditions to 7500. The best distance away from the airfield was just to the east of Canfranc. Last landing was 5:45 as the high cover finally won. We all reconvened to the really
excellent El Porton restaurant.

JM

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