Once again we should have a good flying day, though the head low forming will give us a little more instability and greater Cu development.  Avila XC direction   What happened Well, some nice soaring ealy on but the onset of big congestus and later storms put us on the ground by 1pm.  Only Mick […]

  What Happened. A warmer day than anticipated and strongish, though rough thermals and light N wind.  Most of the group fizzled out after about an hour around Santiago de Collado.  Decent evening flying as well.

    Lighter winds which have come a little more to the West. A bit inverted at 2500mm but we should see higher climbs by the end of the afternoon. Probably worth trying for Avila.

The instability is moving south and today should be a little better though a good deal of  Stratus later in the day perhaps.  

My long awaited trip to the Uk has so far been fantastic.  My new Delta 2 arrived just in time and my first flight was from my favorite site of Ubley was down to  the coast to Exmouth with about 90km.  A lovely bank holiday shared with lots of like minded folk in the North […]

I  made a short animation which you may enjoy. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGM_p0AQgNc[/youtube]

Perhaps the key role of the XC fly guide is to keep track of the progress of clients at all times, to offer advice and assistance when needed and to ensure that when clients land the retrieve vehicle gets to them as soon as possible. To carry this out, the guide must not bomb out, […]

Gentle thermic conditions and light wind at the SE face of Algodonales . Ed continues to impress us with his first day dealing with thermals and often near the top of the stack and flying for around one and a half hours.