We knew the day would be "not strong". But were confident it would be flyable.
Plan was to be ready to launch at 1pm for when the temperature went over 20 degrees and the thermals albeit some might be blue, would start popping...
Mmmmm 1:30ish and still all nice and sunny not a cloud in the sky. Some local "rides" were launched on to the nursery slopes but faile dto stay up or climb. One pilot when asked after 45 minutes how it was going reported 3700ft but just had a great climb....of 200 ft....
A motor glider launched on to the Buscott range and reported 300 fpm climb at 3700ft. The pilots sturted to shuffle around on the grid, a bit of expectation in the air. Buggar... a few minutes later motor glider reported couldnt get thru an "inversion" at around 4,000ft.
Dang, its 2:30pm and TASK A has time expired. This is a latest launch time, calculated by estimating the end of the "soarable" day and then back calculating on task time start gate opens launch of the fleet.
Forever hopeful we check the recorded temperature at the airfield. Maybe an increasing temperature will ccok the inversion away? mmm Temperature has been 22C since before 2pm.....More "rides" launch no change in flight profile. WIth TASK B time expiring at 3:30pm a Task C is prepared but not issued to pilots.
Some more waiting while Pilots discuss everything from Schemp Hirth water dump valves that dont, to the merits of bike riding on the wrong side of the road and a million other totally absorbing topics....yea right!
3:30 PM the temperature is now 23C but no change so the day is cancelled
Tis another day tomorrow
Keep it up
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