Very quick Cb development at launch with showed rain in the valley before 12.30. Myself, Nigel and Faisal choose not to fly, but the others were off early enough for a quick safe flight down or away towards Barco. Richard however carried on, escaping to the north away from the rather dramatic electrical storm near […]
We set a goal of 90km, but the conditions soon became too problematic with large congestus forming behind launch and to the south of the Avila valley. Most of us flew around the valley , taking an early landing before things got too exciting. Richard, somewhat more intrepid than the rest of us went over […]
A high quality thermal day with tops around 3200m and with very little wind. Most of us did circuits around the valley, those doing most being Faisal and Nigel with over 5hours each. Here is Faisals track below. SaveSave
Another week over and good flying every day of the week. Mostly very light winds with few days with convergence with which we were able to utilize for long easy XCs. However, we all had plenty of flying, though mostly triangles between the Villatoro and Tornavacas Pass. We did get 2 Avila goal days however. […]
Strong smooth climbs to over 3000m but as the clouds were forecast to become problematic we stayed local in the Piedrahita valley. Storms did happen around 6.30 so no evening soaring.
Yesterday a pleasant flight towards Barco with the whole group landing there or a bit beyond. Some, not in our group made 100km. Today a fantastic day with easy climbs to the cloud base at around 3400m. An easy run to Avila(55km), though a little N there low down. We decide to land (Nigel, […]
It seems we have been kicking most of the last month with an Avila flight on Mondays. Today only Hans and I arrived with initially climbs little above 2500m. many of the group decided not to cross the Pass with the low thermal tops. A very nice evening flight for all. I made a tandem […]
An excellent forecast, but we did not get going untill 3.30 when the wind started to come on correctly. Unfortunaley a number of HG’s were damaged in dust devils( Many HGs rigged for a comp). strong climbs to 3800m and Cu. Raging convergence along the sierra de Avila. After Avila the wind more SW and […]
Good conditions with climbs to 3500m and decent Cu. A convergence running north with a SE curving around the mountains. We went from Lastra, the first time this year, though by 2.30 pm the wind came onto PN. After some quite violent climb outs we set out towards the resovoir, some 30km N of take […]
Post cold frontal with clear and clean air again and nice Cu, though low and with the possibility of the NE picking up. We took of early with the intention of a quick XC to Barco. David and I made it there by 1pm, the others landing en route, though they got back and eventually […]