28 May 2012

Saturday - Costa del Scotland

The past week has simply been stunning, with clear blue skies and temperatures in the mid-high 20's.

There was mild panic on Friday - RASP was broken. What did glider pilots do before this invention?

In any case, it wasnt inspiring and that general consensus was a 'hot, blue, stable' day. Releasing in Glen Tanner with a 8knot average thermal showed otherwise, and it turned out to be a very nice day in the mountains.

Heights of 6700ft were reach in thermals averaging anywhere between 4-7knots. I found the lift quite localised under a line of energy and some constant cumulus over the mountains. I didnt fancy exploring much further than that with the blue conditions / returning headwind.

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