More stunningly crap weather. Cloudbase was about 30′ AOR (above our roof) [18.33pm correction: orographic cloud has just formed on the cliff, so cloudbase is below the house!] for most of the day and it’s been non-stop rain. The river below the house is a swollen brown mass of water, full of debris carried down from the Pyrenees.

In order to look at a more reliable long term forecast, Geoff had a nose around the internet and managed to find a RASP for the Pyrenees. Not sure about reliable though… it’s out of date already! We’ve also dug out a whole number of wind sites. It all seemed a good idea at the time, but now I’m not so sure. The obsessive weather watching is a summer XC flying activity. I actually quite enjoyed our take-it-as-it-comes attitude to flying over winter and I think I might be able to use my time in other ways. Ok, off to delete them all from my favourites again…

So more work today. Made a great start on the next LMSC newsletter and can see the end of the tunnel with the proper RHADS webcast. I’d rather be flying though…

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