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This is what 37 Celsius looks like
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Competition Grid
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Another Cracker
The forecast was for the same high
cloudbases of the previous day but without the strong winds. This was also
the first day of the Sisteron Regionals for which 30 extra gliders appeared
on site. However, with five tugs available, our launches were delayed by
only 50 minutes and we had the bonus of a multitude of thermal markers for
our benefit. Ariane had a go at the 346km task, Martin and John flew
together in the Duo, while everyone else did their own flights.
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Martin and John elected to take a high tow to
Trainon and drop onto Authon to save time and when they reached
Blayeul they were already at 10,000ft. They flew onto la Blanche,
Dormillouse, Morgon and then Guillaume where a determined period of
rock-scraping got them back up to 13,500ft. Then they flew up the spine of
the Ecrins and across towards Plampinet, where conditions were not quite as
easy. Totally blue, the thermals weren't easy to find either here or in the
Sollieres valley but, as conditions north of the col de Carro looked so
good, they decided to carry on towards Aosta, only turning back due to the
time (17:40) for the 150km trip home. See here for a map
and a logger file.
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Glacier Blanc from 13,000ft
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In the Grand Paradis
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Ariane's task was le Luc-en-Diois (west of Aspres), la Mure
near the lac de Castillon, Briancon and home. She turned back at Prachaval
due to the late time but made it home following a marginal final glide in time for
club-sponsored aperitifs, having
completed about 300km of the task.
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122 on final glide
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Wendy also had a good time, managing to reach
the Glacier Blanc on her own in her ASW27 (700). She topped out in a
15,000ft thermal and, as she had managed to scrape away from 4400ft at the
start, it looks like a Gold Height may be in the offing. Her logger file is
being examined as I write.
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