A high trigger temperature today which will make it slow to get going. A decent thermal top height and relatively light winds may allow us to fly to the NW, though if weak we will have to go the Cherry Tree valley direction. Briefing at the house at 11.30am uptdate 11.25. Wind at t.o […]
Potentially very good XC day but maybe not enough to do the route over the back. We will decide in the air. What Happened Very gentle conditions for the first XC attempt as a band of cirrus slowed things. Just a trip to Barco with climbs no more than 2600m. We decided to […]
The upper level trough causing the instability yesterday has moved northwards giving us a day with Blue thermals and less cloud concerns. Wind perhaps a little stronger from SW, but should be OK. Climbs well above 3000m again and thankfully an inversion at 3800m. An excellent day for 100km+ What Happened Well, not so […]
Classic looking forecast for Open distance with 4400m base, SW convergence. Heat low developing. Dare I say it, but a bit EPIC Briefing at the House at 11.30am What Happened Great Climbs to over 3000m at take off then an easy run over the Pass. build up towards Avila made us go North past the […]
However, probably lower unless we get to 30ºC. Maybe uncomfortably windy. Briefing at the House around 11.45am What Happened A great day for some. Brilliant for Alex, Emilio and Yvan who finally got down the Cherry Tree valley.
High pressure once again (also looking epic in the UK, and well done Helen Gant on her 200km yesterday!) and looking very favourable for nice XC soaring conditions. (Also shaping up very well for next week for Mike Thomas, Nigel Page et al). Easterly flow which may make yesterdays task difficult and from the Cherry […]
A blue thermal day but with conditions perhaps being good from earlier with climes to around 3400m or more. Light winds, probably NW in our valley, and NE in the Avila Valley and NE near Barco. Not an open distance day for sure but a very high quality paragliding day for circuit flights. […]
Briefing in the House at 11-15am. We are dominated by high pressure and have light E to NE winds low down and NW above the convective boundary. We should go better than yesterday with maybe the of avoiding the Cherry Tree valley by going more NW. It will be a late start once […]
What Happened A really nice day with little wind and gentle thermals to 2700. Plenty of Barco trips and a few onto the Tornavacas Pass. Nice evening flying. I finally got in the air this evening , feeling a bit better after quite a few days now suffering from some bug which […]
A weak cold front went through in the early hours. Early on in the afternoon there maybe some congestus development in the mountains or convergence areas but this will reduce throughout the day as a marked inversion develops around 2600m. Once again quite a cool day which may give near 3000m in hot spots and […]