The sky went good at around 10am on Monday. Gavin had Clive Sutton
as a 4 day course man, and their first flight was 49 mins! Graham then
left in the Nimbus and returned with a long face 647k later!
Graham's flight was Edgehill, Lavenham, Sheffield West (!), Depden Water Tower then back to Edgehill for a declared 707km. The detail is as follows : (see BGA ladder for the trace - it's very long!)
"Had hoped the 400km aligned with the wind would be under streeting, but no such luck, streeting started on the way home when I was flying west. Still some great climbs but the thermals were very small and broken by the wind, which was a 20kt headwind going up to Sheffield and a 9 kt tailwind when I turned to come back. Signs of sea air with low base clouds and a lack of cumulus as I reached Cambridge convinced me to give up on the last turnpoint. Probably would have made it as run back very easy."
Meanwhile back in Oxfordshire, John R flew for 3.5 hrs, Eric
checked out his loggers with a 1.75 hr flight in Cosy and AND
Lech flew in Q5 for 12m and then for 5 h 40 mins!
Many congratulations on the silver duration Lech.
Apparently this is a rare shot of members working!
Eric (ntd)