Euro 2000 Gliding Expedition
26th July 2000 - Blue today and very very hot, some shear wave!
Brian Spreckley giving morning Briefing
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Caution was the order of the day. Convection was slow to build up and for a few hours was decidedly tricky. The Duo had a long struggle and eventual escape from a few hundred feet near Almansa. The thermals eventually reached 8500', the wind up to 8000' was non-existent but above suddenly became 25 knots generating some small areas of shear wave. The ASH and two other gliders managed to climb to 11800' in this.Thermals after 7 pm proved to be the strongest and most relaxing of the day. Dave and Phil took the K21 up for 2:15 getting the whole team airborne for few hours. Quote of the day; Ed: (Describing the low scrape) "We were going at a snail's pace". Tom S: "We knew because we could see the snails!" |
Just before launch |
13: 1 flight 7:45 325km, the pilots were Robin and Al. LGC: 1 flight 7:55 325km, the pilots were Ed and Tom S. Also today Dave and Phil took a K21 (GBB) up for 2:15. |
Sat Pic at 1600