Archive for June, 2013

 

Too unstable

June 6th, 2013 - Posted by Steve Ham

    Low pressure and instability.  South west winds which are not excessive, but at 9am still over the back.  This will be a difficult day to squeeze in a flight without risk.

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Light SW winds and a little more instability

June 5th, 2013 - Posted by Steve Ham

Once again we should have a good flying day, though the head low forming will give us a little more instability and greater Cu development.  Avila XC direction   What happened Well, some nice soaring ealy on but the onset of big congestus and later storms put us on the ground by 1pm.  Only Mick […]

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Similar to yesterday but W more dominant (3 over Pass)

June 4th, 2013 - Posted by Steve Ham

      Another reasonable looking day with the predominance of high pressure.  Today more of a flow from the west, so an Open XC towards Avila is more realistic as we won’t come up against the changes in wind we found yesterday.  At 24 ºC we may find some of the Cu starting to […]

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High Pressure and light winds

June 3rd, 2013 - Posted by Steve Ham

        Much lighter winds than we have been having with a W influence above and light E below.   Blue thermal tops rising to over 3000m during the afternoon.  A good circuit flight day. What Happened A good day   as forecast.  Plenty of flying, 3 soaring flights and probably over 3 […]

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Warmer, Sunny….but that wind!

June 1st, 2013 - Posted by Steve Ham

Slightly less wind forecast than yesterday with a more  easterly direction.  Less Cu and a lower thermal tops  at around 2600m.  Foehn wind cloud early this morning on the ridge.  We may have a look at the Chia take off.  Around 10.30 isn

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