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| 2A running South past somewhere or other |
Well the drive was well worth it! We had three great practice days where Ben led the newbies round pointing out the crap field options, where to land in lakes and the occasional valley with landable fields. The conditions were really good with a cloudbase peaking at 11,200' and climbs of 10kts in places. What's really impressive is the energy lines: ridges that run and run and run...
We did 430kms at 115kph on day 1, 360kms at 125kph on day 2 and 330kms at 113kph on day 3: nice work if you can get it! The only disappointment was the Master Gardener landing wheels up on day 2 as he was distracted by the requirement to chat away to the tower and follow their instructions.
The flying is fab - but the launching is, shall we say,a little chaotic. day 2 I nearly ran 500kgs of ASW27 leading edge into the back of a rope runner who walked backwards at "all out" and was only saved by Tony Flewett bellowing at him to move.
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| Geoff Tabbner in his new pride and joy: Ventus 2CT "GA" |
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