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| Looking South into the Rieti plain with the airfield centre shot |
Here we go then.
The team are gradually assembling and we have established base camp in the camping ground. I have to admit the addition of fairy lights has made the place so much more festive. We have a good showing this year with 11 gliders from the Empire Team taking a good chunk of the 82 glider grid with:-
Standards: Ben, Overkeen, Jay
15's: yours truly, Leroy, Dick Daninson, Coutts
18's: Geoff, The Good Lord, Afandi
Opens: The waterboy
Geoff and I flew yesterday and the 7kt climb straight off tow was enough to remind me the drive is worth it. After that though the conditions were patchy and took a long time to get going properly, and even then suffered from wind shear with a stiff NE breeze at height. A wander down to Celano and back up to Spoletto was sufficient for day 1 and we landed early-ish. Friday and Saturday are both practice days and with a rest day on Sunday the comp starts in anger on Monday. Let battle commence!
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| Looking North towards the soft and fluffy valley of fun |
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