Early decision and with an improving
forecast we moved out slightly later than normal and headed to El
Bosque in high hopes. The westerly launch looked tempting as we
drove by but sticking to the faith we carried on arriving on the
lower launch to find the wind off to the north …........ Still we
are here now and once again the clouds are in the right direction
(ish).
The guys were keen so we carried up to
a deserted launch and laid out towels in the best places :) Within
minutes we could hear other cars arriving and sure enough a steady
stream of pilots emerged from the bushes and the place began to fill.
Martin stakes his claim
Colin gets turned on by Carl
Spelling mistake
Colin was first to be ready and keen as
ever to give it a go. The wind flicked vaugely on then off, a couple
of pilots launched in a 45 degree cross wind and flew out into
bouyant lift. That was enough Colin went for it and made a super
launch doing just what was needed and flew off towards the left where
he sunk out before finding lift and was up and away.
Colin gets away ......
...... and climbs out
The launch got busy but with out usual
efficeiency we got our pilots off and they all did a fine job despite
some carnage going on around them. Carl & Colin both had amazing
flights in bumpy enough conditions experiencing some rock and roll
strong climbs and views from cloudbase, welcome to our world ;)
Julie pretty as ever in Pink
With pilots circling all over the Sky Peachy headed down and as the pilots landed scooped them up and retyrned them for round 2. I sneaked off for a flight and had a fun time pushing out front towards the upwind hills getting a stunning view back over the Mountains to Algo' looked like you could touch it. Kaz took off with the keys for a nice flight after seeing the second round off the hill whilst I was landing in a green and pleasant field surrounded by a high fence and locked gate.
Kaz swans in as the evening draws in
Happy chicks ......."probably my best flight ever"
Peachy found me wandering around and we
set off to pick up the others that had landed before heading back up
for a third a final flight. Everyone was in the air by the time I
saw Peachy and Simon off , with Martin J commenting on how nice carls
wing looked from above, to join in the evening fun and it was great
to hear the voices over the radio sounding a bit more relaxed than in
the morning. The lift was everywhere and pilots flew for as long as
they wanted before heading down as the sun dropped to round off a
super day, what more can you ask.
Whilst one car headed home the other
detoured via the supermarket to top up supplies for week two and get
food in for a mass cook in session. By the time we got back to Algo'
it was a worn out bunch that headed to the Pizza Place although to be
fair they werev a little more lively by the time we returned to play
the Peg game!
Pain and Pleasure ???????
A full on day with some excellent flying to be had by all, that's what it is all about
Quote of the day “why do that ? ”
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