Saturday 14 March 2015

Jaca week 2 - Day 6

This morning we awoke to find it was snowing and that the cloudbase was very low in the valley so we didn't really expect it to be flyable.
The uninspiring view north after briefing.
So at briefing we were a little surprised when Luiz said that it would clear up after lunch and that we would be able to fly. Wave was possible with weak thermals to around 6,000'.

On cue the sun broke through the low cloud and lenticulars appeared with a strong westerly wind at ground level. 

Both gliders took long tows to the west of the airfield, in quickly evolving conditions which made choosing where to look for lift difficult.

Dave has an all too brief view of the wave from above.

Dave and Bob were briefly in the wave before they losing contact and resorting to soaring the rotor thermals at the end of the Hecho valley. 6,700' was as high as they could get as snow showers swept south from the high mountains. 

Merv flew with both Richard and Stuart and was the last to land. The rest of the team were very happy to put the glider away and retire to the bar as it is now substantially colder than it was at the beginning of the week. 

We had another super meal at Toya's with the highlight being the raffle for the 7kg leg of ham. It was won by one of the Finnish group and I'm still not sure how I would have got it home had I won.

Things we learnt this week:-
1. Wave is possible without any wind (at ground level)
2. Morag can provide an excellent meal for 2 Euros per person. 
3. Fluid cannot flow through kinked tubes

Bob.

1 comment:

  1. Problem: Fluid cannot flow through kinked tubes

    Solution: Looser underpants

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