The strong 13-17 mph wind had a bit of north in it but it was generally quite workable when the lulls allowed us to take off. As I drove through Durweston on my way there I saw one wing going xc - turned out to be Gary M getting a few fields back. The wind was a bit off to the north, fairly strong and gusty but it was good to get my feet off the ground €“ my longest flight in over a month! I saw 5 deer and 2 foxes, a nice way to end the day!Ī bright but crisp October day with a scattering of cu tempted a few of us out today. I managed a crafty 20 minutes at Cowdown this evening. The wind overpowered the thermals a little bit in the afternoon and it got bit more congested, but it was still pretty good. There were quite a lot of people there but separation was excellent, particularly in the morning. I thought about it but the wind was just a bit too strong to explore a climb fully before committing to it so I always ended up pushing back to the hill. A couple of people got away although I'm not sure how far they got. I have uploaded it to Vimeo and Youtube so you can choose your poison.įinally, a good days flying! Monks Down delivered in spades today, I'd had 2 ½ hours in the air by 2 o'clock and I'm sure there was plenty more flying to be had! It was cold and the wind was fairly strong, but there were thermals coming through allowing height gains of 1200' or more at times. Apart from misjudging the lift on the way back to Winklebury and doing a down wind crash landing in the bowl at the bottom, I don't think that it went too badly.
Well as it was my birthday and it was flyable, I think it would be rude not to fly don't you? For a bit more excitement I thought I would fly from Winklebury to Monks Down (flying sites in Dorset) and practice some low level flying. I managed to derig before a gust front and the rain arrived. I believe it would have been possible to have soared the the rising ground towards abbotsbury, but the weather was fast deteriorating. The wind was due south and consistently strong. The height was good above Golden cap but had to race back to beat the rain storm on the horizon and landed back at the take off point. I Flew across the caravan park to the low cliffs at Hive beach and along the coast crossing some interesting gaps to arrive before Lyme Regis. I Rigged the rigid at Cogdean beach car park near Burton bradstock and took off near the derelict coastguard hut near the main road. I set off for Ringstead but at the top i found the wind was very strong and so decided on plan B, which i had already recced. If it is still not there, it's probably because you fell foul of the Submission If you're wondering where your report is, hitĬTRL-F5 whilst in your browser to make sure you are not seeing a cached version.
0 kommentar(er)
