Archive for July, 2014

 

Sunday. Not really flyable today. Frontal and strongish winds.

July 6th, 2014 - Posted by Steve Ham

Monday looking good.  We may attempt a crossing of the Gredos to the South.

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Spanish Nationals. Last day. Felix Rodriguez new Spanish Champion

July 5th, 2014 - Posted by Steve Ham

Today we have a prefrontal forecast with moderate SW winds, around 20km/hr at take off levels and rising to near 30km/hr at 3000m.  It should mainly a blue day according to the Skew T, though with temperatures much higher than yesterday we will see some cumulus which will be quite deep in areas of convergence. […]

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PB for Ian at 101.6km. Mention in dispatches.

July 4th, 2014 - Posted by Steve Ham

Classic day with more Cu than expected by not much higher than 2600m.   I set a 100km goal for the comp, which was made by over 50 pilots I reckon.   Ian flew a blinder but got a bit lost near the  windmills after Avila and followed the motorway to the tunnel towards Madrid. […]

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Spanish Nationals day 6. Flying again. Blue thermals to 3000m+

July 4th, 2014 - Posted by Steve Ham

  Situation The instability will only affect the Pyrenees and Cantabria today.  We will have a sunny day with blue thermals to above 3000m and a NW wind. Task suggestions The wind will be around 15 o 20km an hour and a little crossed at launch but will still come onto the take off well […]

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Spanish Nationals day 5. No Chance at all

July 3rd, 2014 - Posted by Steve Ham

Deep instability with Storms from early this morning.  Absolutely not a chance, even a tiny one. However, tomorrow looks good, so try to hold on for one more day. I imagine we will arrange something with the buses if you want a rainy day out in Avila.

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Spanish Nationals. Day 4

July 2nd, 2014 - Posted by Steve Ham

  General situation. Really rubbish for safe paragliding!  We have cool air aloft and high instability which will lead to Cbs quite early in the afternoon. Perhaps on the plus side we have light winds from the NE which will allow us to take off at Pena Negra and spend some time in the air. […]

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Spanish Nationals day 3. Oh Dear!

July 1st, 2014 - Posted by Steve Ham

As mentioned in yesterdays briefing, our plan was to make you all so tired that todays poor forecast would not matter too you.  So if you flew 160km and are still in bed and read this late this afternoon, well all the better.  If you bombed out in the first 50km and hoped to make […]

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