After a long spell deciding where to go in the morning it seamed after a drought of flying due to crap weather. I had scoured from north of England - wind SE late afternoon, to west coast of Cumbria - SW.
It was hard to make a choice in fact stuck for choice but decided on Thornnill as i had something to prove to my self about strong wind cross wind take offs.
It went SSW to SW at some point even WSW not sure, Still analyzing yesterday data of areas W to E and N to S.
It turn out beautifully smooth in the end at thornhill.
But i must add if i had not heard all the many terminologies used by wingbeat gurus in flight log reports and by conversion in the past year or so for that I say thanks to you all, There is one that I'm not sure I wish to experience but to know what it meant if I did would be of use and that was by Sean in the Slovenia flight report to be drilled ? .
It was seriously testing yesterday for the first 20 minutes or so I landed as soon as possible and sat it out for a further half hour and watched John and a Jeff Kelly go up down like a fair ground merry go round.
By 3-30 it was all good to great to fantastically brilliant.
However many question about my instrument set up but will leave that until another day.
When I arrived at site 2 pilots where packing up about 1 - pm. First he said Tommy is it you I mentioned that I was not his look a like but told them that I knew of him not wanting to divulge to much until I knew who I might be speaking to.
Jeff said he new Tommy and Logan from years ago. He said are you going to fly today?
At that point the clouds looked dangerous. I said no was going to wait an hour or so to see what happens. They said that they where going for lunch and would be back later. Great I thought to myself however I did sit about for a bit and in the distance things did look like it could improve.
I must confess though I did doubt myself and said to myself "what are you doing here Gerald try to prove a point".
I had already driven through driving rain close to Annan. So rather than come away empty handed and walk down stuck to the plan and practiced launch in strong conditions. Never got myself in a plet. Got dragged once or twice but success rate was good. The little step up hill makes all the difference when its cross wind take off.
Sat about a bit more fiddling with flymaster gizmo when Jeff and John arrived back. I could see them unloading the gear from the car and begin to walk up.
Waited some more the sky was beginning to open up. Maybe should have waited another half hour the sky would have been clear blue with some cirrus away way up.
and as i say the rest was all good.
All in all gained a wealth of experiences. Stuck to the plot and my judgements. The site briefing that Sean gave me the last time was invaluable and helped out on what was a gid day oot.
3 to 4 hours flying covered about 20 miles if not more on a testing day at first so once more ta from Gerald.
That's all for now folks, EH" where that Wabit
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