Jaca week 2 - Day 2

Super lenticulars disappearing off to the east

Gliders ready before briefing

Ian inspecting stage 3

Looking for the next climb along the ridgeline.

The "Spot the Merv" competition is back! (An easy one to start.)

We awoke to find some spectacular lenticulars along the valley so we were hoping for a repeat of yesterday and prepared the gliders before briefing. The forecast suggested thermals, but they were going to start after lunch and would probably be weak.

We opted to take long tows to stage 3, in case there was wave, but the forecast was all too accurate and it proved difficult to soar in the weak thermals. Merv and Bob A. worked hard getting to 7,500' but regretted the extra layers of clothing. Bob and Richard slipped off stage 3 but had some success lower down before returning earlier than planned.

Second sorties were flown, with Stuart and Ian both having good flights, but it was difficult to venture far in the conditions. A total of 10 hours were flown today with a max height of 8,000'.

It was another good day for bird spotting with Storks and Black Kites seen migrating north. The vultures were back sharing the thermals, making keeping a good lookout essential though there were still a few occasions when avoiding action was required.
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Another good flying day is expected tomorrow.


Bob.