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Groundhog Day 2


Lure

I am disappointed to report another tale of underachievement, this time with Wendy as company in the Duo. A good climb off the Gache should have put me on track for the parcours, but I spent too much time dithering on Authon and Auribeau, overly-concerned about the effect of a moderate north-westerly on the usual hot spots.

We then decided to change tack, and go hunting for some wave. Arriving at the cirque at Lure we had a cracking ridge run all the way to the summit, where a handy thermal gave us another few hundred feet that allowed us to probe the Jabron.


North of Chabre

We quickly found four knots that pushed us towards the FL75 base of airspace R71. We were unable to make contact with Salon Approche to determine whether the zone was active, and St Auban weren't telling, so we pushed on towards Chabre, eventually climbing to 9000ft in the lee of St Genis.

Mission control had ordered me to be back at the house for 7pm, so an early landing was required. Click here to see what the real experts did today.


Chabre top-up

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