Heat low continues to develop.  Today we should have higher temperatures than yesterday with a potential of climbs to over 5000m.  However, some cirrus may calm the conditions a little. Winds from W, generally light with convergence.  Once again a latish start, briefing around 11.15.  I will not be flying with a tracker today as we have an extra guest pilot and he will use mine.  Due to extra numbers we will use both vehicles

midnight

Skew T 15.00

conditions along track with time

Some analysis of yesterday.

Finally the forecast came to be true, though early on the E predominated low down nearly fooling  us to go W.  Tim, Mike and Rob the heros of the day, but Rod and Catherine probably would have been ok to cross the pass.  Let look at Catherines track.  With the light winds she would probably been fine to cross and the likelyhood is that she would have picked up a decent climb at the high point.

Catherine at Pass N view 3D

20.00 hrs

The upper level development did not hgo mad but caused enough shadow to calm things.  First flight only Ian managed to climb out and we flew to the next climb in the valley that did not materialise.

2nd flight around 4.30 and big climb outs in smooth lift gave very enjoyable conditions untill a front of dust laden air came through provoking even bigger climbs and scary generalised lift.  Ian, Andy, Mike, Tim and myself went downwind to find sink to get down near Bonilla and Villafranca.