After a generally disapointing day yesterday, and a smog warning issued by the Met Office last night there was an air of dispondancy when I arrived first thing. At briefing I suggested that we should keep an open mind and that I thought it would be late to trigger (1300L) but there would be arround 3 hours of usable XC soaring. We waited...it triggered...we went! It was tricky low down, but really good once you got high with good climbs to 6000ft. Amongst those who flew XC were: Alan L, Al C, Bruno, Graham P, Rowan and myself - but flight of the day was easily Pete Ryland with his 190km O/R to CAX. See www.bgaladder.co.uk for details.
Rowan gets preped!
Silverstone
Weired skies to the South
Bicester