Day 4



Possibly Dane Dickinson, but more likely some chav tourist who's misplaced Magaluf



Day 4 was another AAT on the familiar format of hack down South then push back North of site and charge home. The added excitement today was avoiding a large chunk of airspace sat in the second sector which made the in-flight planning even more complex. As it was the run South was excellent albeit interspersed with the occasional light shower that smacked on the canopy with big fat raindrops.




Down at Settefrati - the view West (ugh)... and the view East (nice).

 

 Coming North the line of lift was strong up just beyond Rieti and then it was into bluer conditions for the last two sectors. Time to change gear then, and still I managed to run over time unnecessarily by going too deep into the final sector for a flight of 410kms-ish. The final glide back over Terni was enhanced by the view of two impressive waterfalls tumbling out of the Rieti plateau. Better yet we were back at a decent hour which meant more pool time. Sadly for Owen that included a view of him derigging in the field he landed in at the bottom of the hill the hotel sits on...



The view from the hotel pool area...