The best (and the most frustrating) thing about flying XC in the UK is the constant challenge of the rapidly changing weather. On Saturday 23 August, a transient ridge of high pressure presented a narrow window of opportunity between weather systems. With bad air downwind to the east and a front approaching rapidly from the west, I was delighted to get another 50K out of the day.
Photo of me thanks to Mike Miller
Photos and comments from the flight are linked on the map below. For a proper look, download the Google Earth file [24Kb].
More info:
Discussion of the day on the DSC forum
Jean-Luc won the day again with another 100K!,
List of the day’s flights on the National XC league
Weather:
This satellite picture from 2PM shows just how narrow the band of good air was.
Comments 2
last cimb was taking you NW..yes that was the seabreeze pushing against the approaching front…check my track at Goole where i was on landing approach but got a sniff of somin near the ground and did another 40+ km UNDER 3000 feet! Ain’t milk brilliant?
Posted 26 Aug 2008 at 4:31 pm ¶I ‘d better drink more milk and less coffee
I will need practice at doing 40k at 3 grand due to the new airspace in place.
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