Jaca Week3 Day2

Day 2 was as always completely different again. Started with a blue sky with light winds from the south, SSW/05 on the ground to SSE/08 at 9000'. Launching started at about 1345hrs with scattered cloud and clear vis all the way up to the top on the mountains. Early flights experienced easy lift 2000' above the site in the lower hills and climbs to 7000'+ where you could run straight in to the top of the mountains. The southerly winds then enabled a combination of ridge and thermal flying with climbs to 10000'. Nick Parkhouse went first with Bob Johnson followed by John Bareford with John Simmonds, both had about 2hrs running the tops of the Pyrenees. Second to fly with Bob was John Brooke. Wolfgang Fischer then launched with John Simmonds. By now it was around 1600hrs and the thermals lower down were beginning to get fewer and harder to find. However by a combination of skill and good luck all made it to the top again. Wolfgang and John struggled to find the height to run straight into the top and had to go for the snow line lower down where a massive thermal got then up to the top of the peaks to run along the tops until 1900hrs. John and Bob ran along the top to the east and came back the pretty way along the foothills to the south at around 100kts. At the end all were tired but elated by the stunning flying the incredible scenery. Alas Nick has had an urgent duty recall but has sworn to return.