Lots of doom and gloom as the morning was cloudy and there was no wind. Eventually, people started flying at the Long Mynd and actually getting high at Black Knoll. We headed out and the place was packed, as you would expect on a good Saturday. Dave and I checked my line lengths to try to diagnose my left hand thermalling issue and he test flew it, but no obvious turns. As he took off the sky brightened significantly and it turned into a glorious sunny day.

Andy was one of the first off and pushed out to Norbury but didn’t make it quite back to the ridge. All of us launched and had to slope land and as the day blued out if became less apparent where we should go – either a triangle or over the back. Mercifully this decision was easy for me – I never got the height to do either.

It seemed obvious not to stick to the area of the ridge in front of launch (where all the fields are green) but to head to Black Knoll, where dark fields where being plowed. Right enough, there were loads of thermals to play with and Andy, Dave and I had the place to ourselves (other than Mark’s students). Lovely afternoon.

In the evening we went to a great ska/jazz do at the Three Tuns for a bop and beer.

See photos of today.

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