Warm Front, Congestion!
Roland Preparing to Test Fly the New Swing Astral 6...observe the clouds!
We arrived at launch, engulfed in cloud. The post frontal conditions were interesting, plenty of moisture evaporating… we could see it on the road on the way up. It was a good day, the cloud thinned and landing became visible whilst we were waiting. Without further ado, I got kitted up and took off, had a pleasant flight! Launched at 1380 mtrs, (4527 ft) and reached cloudbase at 1340 mtres! (4396 ft)
Roland, had a new glider to try, the Swing Astral 6 – EN – C, it looked very nice. Good inflation, nice action and Roland was impressed with the glide as well as the handling. As it was post frontal, the air still retained an atmospheric disturbance, as the day progressed a few congestus were forming… an added bit of wind was thrown into the mix, adding a little more excitment but nothing to drastic.
Dennis had the second flight. We both had a couple of good flights and our guest was very happy with his flights too.
It turned out to be an ok day… there was just a little too much moisture in the air for any ‘sensible’ xc’s although, ‘insensible’ maybe.
Some more pics in the gallery.
