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How many Frenchmen does it take to move a
fuselage?
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More Storms Despite
the excellent visibility this morning, compared with the haze of previous
days, we were not actually in a new airmass and storms were forecast for the
northern and eastern Alps. Ariane and John set off under a cloudbase of
9500ft in the valley. They pair-flew towards the pic de Bure and then on to
the valley of Orcierre-Merlette to cross into the St Crepin valley via the
pas de la Cavale.
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Lac Cenis from Sollieres
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Cloudbase around Briancon was about 13,500ft
with a peak climb rate of 10.5 knots near the tête d'Amont. Ariane turned
back at the village of Plampinet while John carried on to the Sollieres
valley to turn the lac Cenis.
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Reports were heard of a storm brewing in the Sisteron
valley so, despite the excellent conditions over the Queyras, John decided
to head for home. Soarable conditions persisted as far as the tête de
Lucy but further south the way looked as black as a very black thing. The
glide back to base was far less dramatic than expected as the storm had
just about blown itself out.
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It's not all 6 knots and 10,000ft...
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John's sole reason for visit
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Caption Competition?
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