The fat lady sings after we all bottom land

So a last valiant attempt at a task, but no one activates so this years BOS ends with 4 valid tasks for the rigids and 6 for the flexis from 15 days of competition.

Being the one series of events dedicated to hang gliding it's always great to meet up with pilots from across the country.  Just a shame the weather played some disappointing games with this years fun and games.

The final flight I had 350 fpm descent from the blorenge.  Given my sink rate is around 120 fpm this means 230fpm of descending air...no wonder the flight was so quick.

Down Down way on down

Oops Forgot me gloves...

Not airborne long enough for it to matter though

Where was that field....Still height to burn

Bbbblorenge it is

A rather windy day on the Blorenge.  Justin has won the day with 26k.  Majority of the field is down under the 10k minimum distance.

Hopefully a better day tomorrow.

More history

So St Fagan museum of welsh life yesterday and Llancaiach Fawr manor today. Oh and New Tredegar winding house.

Back to the Iron Age

Castell Henllys today...

Dewstow hidden gardens and grottoes

Fascinating place...

Ager the clean up...

Cleaning out my harness and found this little collection in the boot protector.  Come on Woody Valley surely you can come up with a cleaner more aerodynamic design than this?  Preferably one that doesnt scoop up stones when walking to launch.

Today I shall be mostly spotting moving tractors

...oh and stationary traffic around stutgart.

The AIR factory is in a beutiful setting with views of the lake, mountains behind and a fairy tale castle on the hill.  Landing fields in front with the odd paraglider who will have gone up on the cable car a few hundred yards up the road.  Most visit their againand have time for a flight.

Big thanks to Felix, Tim and Sven for sorting out the issues caused by unnecessary and unrequested changes to my glider.  Probably a new sail for me next year...