Today we set a task taking pilots over the back to the Parador Nacional in the Gredos park, then to Avila, then back to a goal near the pass at Amavida. I had to push hard to convince the task committe to go with my decision (they wanted to go to Arcones), but I believed […]
Pilots are still arriving at goal as I write this entry. Today is an absolute classic Piedrahita day with Cu around 3500m and wonderfull Cu´s across the sky. The race was to Sotalvo Castle, south of Avila, then a return past Piedrahita to Hoyoredondo then goal in the new goal field in Piedrahita. The race […]
Once again excellent conditions with climbs to around 3000m and light wind conditions. We set a race over the pass to Sotalvo, the castle on the Sierra de Paramera on the south side of the Ambles valley. After this back across the flats to Muñana (the big cross roads with the petrol station, and from […]
The day started with Cus forming below take off, but by the task start had risen to 2600m. With the west wind still lingering we set a task to Avila then return to goal in Muñogalindo. This latter part normally booms with a lower level N wind, so we though we could get a fair […]
The Spanish Nationals, full to capacity (150 pilots) got underway today with good thermic conditions and a westerly wind. Similar conditions to the British nationals the past week, and no surprise, we selected the Segovia task. When I left goal a few hours a go there we 20 pilots at goal, with Simon Issenhuth the […]
A fanstastic last task with 94 pilots in Goal at Avila. The conditions really picked up 20 km before goal at Muñogalindo, where a climb took many high enough to do a fast final glide to the goal. Great to see Chris Harland in second place. A great week with many PBs for pilots and […]
Bruno Croué has once again broke the site record from Peña Negra. On task 2 , when the brits were making goal at 126km, Bruno making a free flight broke his previous site record which he achieved on the 29th of June last year. Maybe today, with the high winds and strong thermals some of […]
Epic conditions, with many pilots off to do open distance with the high base, and rather strong winds. It was thought apropriate not to run a task for the event.
Today we had another SW day, with the usual turnpoint north of Avila to avoid airspace, then onto Segova. Quite scratchy and blue untill Muñogalindo, then epic clouds for a while. North of Avila there was a brisk NW low down and few clouds. Many decked it there along the lake. I had a remarkable […]
After two non flying days, a great day today with the classic convergence setting up and allowing a fast goal flight. The route was further north after Avila to avoid the airspace, with a random town I chose some days ago to give us more options for task setting within the Notamed glider area. Unfortunately […]