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Monday, January 24, 2011

Lanzarote day Five - Fabulous Famara

Loz shows them how its done

Kaz susses conditions

Mini thermalling course as Kaz works it up from down low


Ray gets set to go on the lower launch

You call that fun!

Light winds and blue skies saw us heading straight to Famara where on arrival it was nicely flyable on the upper launch. The guys got sorted but the wind eased and the lift dropped saw we waited for a little. Loz was first to give it a go and was followed quickly off by a German. Loz stayed up and the German went down, nice one. With the ridge to himself Loz had a fine time scratching in close then “s”ing in the light thermic lift before finally flying out to land by the road.
Kaz was next away hoping that some flying would clear her cough but the lift was less and she descended below the top. Heading out from the ridge an 500’ below she found some thermal and did a great job of working it back up before desecending again. In pretty much exactly the same spot but a little lower she found the thermal again and this time worked it all the way up encouraging the rest to take off along with many others.

Whilst I drove down to get Loz the guys played before coming down to join us for an easy retrieve. Coffee in Teguise then back up again where conditions were a bit breezier. Michelle got off quickly and the rest opted for the lower launch so we headed down. Again Loz led the way enjoying some nice soaring and thermalling as the wind veered to the north. Ray excelled himself by performing a first class landing just where he wanted it bringing a huge smile.

Final evening flight was back from the upper launch where Loz now in the groove showed the hill how to do a forward launch off a daunting site then just how far he could glide in a straight line. Marianne (a pilot needing her CPC signing off) performed some super Asymmetrics and Big ears to satisfy me and Michel proved he needs to work on his forward launch technique.

By the time we got back to the villa the rain had started but even so Loz and Wanda went for a run and came back an hour or so later looking decidedly wet

With the wind picking up and the rain coming down it looks like a couple of site seeing days coming up. Still could do with the break

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