Archive for June 6th, 2008

 

Take off shuffle and 63kms

June 6th, 2008 - Posted by Steve Ham

Quite a strong north east wind, with ourselves nicely protected in the lee of the Gredos range, but with some problems on choosing the right take off to use, as both SE and W launches were crossing. We finally got off late, and after scratch climbs, things soon became easy with climbs to well formed […]

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High expectations

June 6th, 2008 - Posted by Steve Ham

Yesterdays task was cancelled due to over-development at take off although many pilots free flew after cancellation. High pressure has finally arrived and looks set in for some time. A light northerly wind today with an early morning clear sky and a good thermal prediction has the pilots anticipating a long flight.

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