Day 1
The gliders were
prepared for flight from 09:00 until briefing at 10:00. When we returned to the
DG we discovered that the TE probe had been completely blocked by some insect
within the hour since it was fitted!
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| Would you have spotted this? |
The day was a mixture of ridge thermal and wave. The moderate breeze
from the NW facilitated the launches and after a short tow to the ridge
immediately to the south of the airfield both gliders released between
1000-1500 agl and climbed away in the smooth ridge lift. The cloud base in the
local area was initially 7500’ which provided a comfortable transition into the
higher mountains where the cloud base rose to 11500’
Matt J had a guided
tour of the area including a close look at the airfield at Barconolette and the
flight provided many new aspects compared to the 6 min circuits he is used to.
Ken S and Dave T had similar flights in the Duo with G. Jon B and Merv finished
the day with a smooth wave flight landing at sunset on a deserted airfield
after 4 hours.
Total hours flown today 13.5
The circuits
approaches and landings are not exactly for the faint hearted or beginners but great fun!!
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