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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Goal field arrivals and spogs - Mexico Day Three

Goal fields and sprogs - Mexico Day Three

Still waking at 03.30 but this time a cat wailing not loud bangs, dont know who was was doing what to the cat.

Breakfast on the Balcony


decisions decisions oh what to eat ?

Feeling a little better it was off up the hill after breakfast on the balcony with a full crew and all in good spirits. Nice rigging in the trees with a few more gliders than yesterday. We set up a 90 k task over a similar area to yesterday as we expect it to play a large part in the comp'.

Everyone got away fine and the climb out was as predicted strong and bouncy fine on your own but with 90 other gliders ? We shall soon find out.

The glide across to the “Three Kings” was good and then onto first turn point, around it then we were searching over the town, working as a group we soon found it and on our way again. Up onto the Plataue and with yesterdays knowledge we took a route into the middle and climbed well. Off again with the group splitting in two, grant and myself on the west side and getting a superb view of the Lake and Valle de Bravo. Into next turn point on the high ground (which I landed at the base of yesterday) and straight back into a booming climb. At 12500 we wind up the trimmers and off, well thats what I thought, radio going down just as Grant and Carl deide to do another 360 and find more lift to 14'500 ! Long glide into final turn point then off towards goal, one more climb and its a glide in.

Big (ish) filed with guys cutting the grass ready for use as a goal field. In I come hot fast and straight, keep the speed ,keep the speed, get ready for a hard flare, FLARE, donk …........

A bit of entertainment as more came in makes me feel a little better. A chance to do some sprog setting with the help of Gordon saw some resetting so we shall see how the glider flies tomorrow.

A fun day out and a lesson learnt on landing, well hope so …....

Sorry about the lack of piccies hopefully more in the next one.

Quote of the day “ thats high”


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