Another epic paragliding day with the conditions ramped up from yesterday with a max temp of 32ºC.  Yesterdays flight and more is feasable.  I have included the time and conditions over yesterdays route bleow.  However, with the lighter wind and more easterly componend it may be more interesting to fly more to the NW, skirting […]

High presures over the Iberian Peninsular with a ridge of high pressure forning to the SW bringing a general increase in temperatures. Winds around 15km/hr within convection layer from the NE.  Good quality thermals with base to a c3000m. With eastly condition we oftne end up at Barco or Tornavacas Pass.  If we are feeling […]

After months of westerlies today gives us the oportunity tof ly to the west.  The westerly flow continues at altitude, but NE winds in tthe convection layer.  An inversion around 2500m will keep things down, but by theend of the afternoon some climbs to near 3000m. Airport run for me today, so just an evening […]

This morning presents the typical post cold frontal scenario (with a complication).  Early morning Stratocumulus at mid level on the mountain and throughout  the valley.   This will gradually thin and rise during the morning, probably clearing take off by mid day.  Increasing high pressure, but complicated by the arrival of another weak cold front later […]

An approaching cold front and a general increasing of the winds. We still have the westerly flow but around 25km/hr at take off level and perhaps in excess of 40 km near 3000m. Similarly to yesterday there is an inversion at 2600m which will slow conditions untill later in the afternoon. With top temperatures of […]

Today I was able to fly the Swing Astral 7.  I flew the  Astral 6 some years ago and was really impressed.  I flew the 24 which goes as high as 105kg and   ballasted as much as I could with my Woody Valley GTO to 95kg. My little test are far from any thorough […]

The upper level trough affecting the North of the Iberian Peninsula seems to no longer be a problem with increased high pressure (what we believed woud prevent the Cbs yesterday). We continue with the now typical pattern of an upper westerly flow. Winds at lower levels early on should be around 15km/hr west to north […]

Bienvenido a los pilotos y co pilotos del Campeoanato. Os deseo a todos buenos vuelos y mucha suerte. Ddurante los siguentes dias pondré en esta pagina un sinopsis del tiempo y algunas consideraciones del microclima que puede ayudaros a selectionar vuestras managas y orientaros en vuestros vuelos. Weather Briefing. High pressure is increasing, though a […]

Much better prospects for today.  Light winds at surface and take off level, later increasing to around 15km/hr and upto 40 at thermal tops.  Nil wind at take off at 8.30am (yesterday strongish from S then quickly changing to Strong WNW).  Good Open Distance day for flights beyond Avila. 6 over Pass today, with James, […]

Relative Low pressure with a upper level trough moving in Wednesday. Winds at 8.30am are S at take off. Winds in SW and good themal quality will give convergence out in the flat lands and should give us a good potential XC day. Wind speed is on the strong side with around 20km/hr at take […]