Sunday 31 August 2008

Weekend 30-31st August

Nothing too spectacular to report, but both were good 'training' days keeping the winch busy, with the odd A/T here and there. Saturday provided an Easterly wind which kept the vis to a reasonable level.
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Sunday morning, however, found us in virtually calm air so the mist was slow to clear, although that didn't stop the balloonists who landed in a nearby field just north of Banham.

Eventually the heat burned off the mist as forecast and we managed several hours of club flying before the forecast showers appeared late in the afternoon. Jonathan did a test flight in his Stemme and managed to soar for about an hour and a half ahead of the oncoming showers.