Due to a last minute cancellation we now have space for next week. The weather is looking pretty good according to the local forecast through to Thursday and likely beyond. W and SW. Convergence and open disgtance towards Segovia!
Our high season is now underway and we have a few interesting new developments to improve our service for 2012. Live Tracking This year we are introducing live tracking. Each client will be provided with a tracker which sends its position via the GSM ‘phone network to the Livetrack24 website every 5 seconds. Steve carries […]
Finally a bit of rain at the end of last week, good for the fields and fire risk problems, but which also washed away the snow at launch revealing evidence of an attempt to steal a section of the Astro turf. This is maddening. The turf has been professionally laid and glued to the concrete […]
During the FAI World Championships last year we used the live tracking system also used in the PWC and in more and more competition events throughout the world. This is a very usefull system which we have decided we should also use for our guiding service. Each of our pilots would fly with an individual […]
We are now taking bookings for next year and the available dates can be found in the calendar page. If you are interested in joining us next season hurry up and book now, as places are filling up quickly! There are no changes from last year. The price is 480euros/week during the high season (June […]
Due to 2 pilots pulling out at late notice, this previously fully booked week now has space for 2 pilots. This is the start of the traditionally Epic period, with big conditions and potential. For those specifically interested in XC rather than local thermal soaring.
From the previous blog entry you will see that the take off has some light grey patches. This is various tons of a granite dust which is being laid down and compressed with rollers. On top of this the Astro turf will be laid, though not before some concrete drainage channels are dug. The area […]
Hard to believe, but it really is here. It arrived yesterday and is in storage to the E of town. After Easter the tecnitians should arrive and hopefully start to lay it (needs a sand bedding and some very expensive adhesive). It has only taken 16 years, but it seems we will soon have a […]
Not much flying so far this year for me, what with quite a harsh winter, lots of other projects and a recent wrist operation. However, yesterday we had some classic conditions at Peña Negra, which somehow cooincided with interest in tandem passengers. Three great thermal flights with the last landing a few minutes after sunset. […]
The spanish airport workers (Aena) who were threatening to hold 22 days of strike during the key holiday periods during 2011 have now reached an agreement with the government and agreed not to strike. This would have made booking holidays in Spain for Easter, July and August very problematic. Thankfully this is now not the […]