High pressure over the Azores, and a deep depression over the UK and a heat low over the Peninsula.  A cold front is moving through the N of Spain, which may twitch up the winds a little today and tomorrow, however the winds lower down are generally light initially though may mix down as the […]

Once again we have a forecast of 20 to 40km/hr in the boundary layer, so although possible elite yesterday, this will not be a particularly nice day to be in the air.  Wind is strongish and over the back (SE)at 8.30 am, so going up for an early sled ride is not possible either. For […]

At launch last night I was surprised to be congratulated by a pilot from Madrid for getting the spanish open distance record.  Apparently my flight of 246km last week was the farthest flown by a member of the Spanish flying Fed.  Maybe it is the case, but I have not logged a flight anywhere for […]

Heat low deepened a little and the wind a little emote to the SW so less chance of being stopped by the N wind beyond Avila.  Once again a very high cloud base to around 4400m, so it would be very useful not to fly into the NOTAM area and try to go more north. […]

Still under the influence of the Atlantic high with a heat low forming over the Peninsula.  The SW winds will give us blue convergence today and great potential for a big XC towards Avila and beyond.  The more defined wind should make going over the Pass and advancing along the Avila valley easier.  Early on […]

High pressure n the Azores and a heat low over Spain and more instability today at high levels with a trough forming right across the centre of Spain which could lead to some storms in some areas. A cold front will pass through on Saturday which will give us good conditions from Perhaps Sunday evening […]

Yesterdays light wind and amazing thermals gave us a crop of big flights and some PBs.  With climbs to over 4000m, and a  track away from the Madrid Airspace we had pilots scattered across the North of Castilla. Conditions at Lastra were paraticulary good with easy take offs and quick and easy to get without […]

It is going to be very hot on the ground today, however, if you get to cloud base, around 3ºC like yesterday.  An inversion at 3800 will give us mainly blue thermals. The winds is a bit stronger than yesterday and more S.  It is likely that we will go to Lastra, which gives us […]

A classic situation with SW and a heat low formed over central Spain.  top temperatures in the 30s .  These are the ideal conditions for formation of the  SW NE convergence (there is an article about this no the website if you are interested) and very large open distance flights without the problem of NE […]

Mike Thomas did a great video blog last year during his trip.  This year, he is slightly less ambitious, but still posting his daily flights as soon as he finishes editing each day on his iPad Here is the set so far: Tuesday Monday