Best in our group today was Johan again, with 82.8 landing near Villacastin on purpose. Iain made a great flight on his second attempt after an early bomb out. Conditons going to 3800m+ in the Avila valley so a lot of caution under the airspace, which was the main reason Iain landed when he did. […]
This will be another remarkable XC day. Good for Open XC and also OK for the return, but today I imagine we can set Segovia as a goal. Generally a westerly flow and less chance of N at Avila. A base a little higher than yesterday, but not much above 3400m, so we should be […]
Today is looking really nice. Not epic for open distance, but generally a quality XC day but without excesses. We have generally a light wind, NW in our valley and more NE in the Avila valley. Some inversions but climbs later in the afternoon to around 3000m and some Cu formation, though less than yesterday. […]
This, Sunday, should be a very pleasant day. A inversion around 2200 to 2400m early in the day but climbs later in the afternoon should reach 3000m. Winds straight on the hill. This is a great day for circuits of the Valley. i.e., Pass, Redroofs, Hoyoredondo etc. Should be excellent evening conditions with restitution.
Classic SW convergence line after Avila towards the N of Segovia, climbs to 3000m and plenty of wind to get you a long way. The only trouble is that that wind is well beyond the comfort level for most paragliding pilots. The good thing is that it is now looking good for tomorrow and the […]
We will need to go to La Lastra today in order to ensure a take off, though it will probably come onto PN later, though crossed from W. Decent climbs to c3000m and a distinct convergence from the Sierra de Avila moving NE (far to N of Segovia). This may give us more leeway to […]
An amazing day if we believe the forecast. Light winds, so circuit flying the best idea. Some convergence into the Avila Valley, and behind launch and the Pass. Perhaps, the Bend in the Road, Barco then back. Most things would work today with this forecast. small inversion around 1500 early in the day and trigger […]
A NW flow in our valley but probably NE in the Avila valley. Strongish winds in the Barco area. I would suggest we will be crossing the Pass and returning when the headwind gets the better of us, probably before la Torre.
This should be an excellent day with good quality climbs to near 4000m . convergence on mountains, but not useful to us. Average wind is NW, but lower level NE will make things tricky for a big open distance, as will the problem of a high base within the airspace area. Segovia is an option, […]
Not a brilliant day. similar thermic conditions to yesterday, mainly blue and improving as the day goes on. However, the wind is once again a problem as it will pick up again considerably. An explanation can be seen of that in my little animation from a few years ago https://vimeo.com/64294975 Also if we look at the […]