After the hot hot summer October brought the traditional storms for the first 2 weeks of the month. It rained, it hailed, it lightened & then it stormed some more. So after this thorough drenching we weren't expecting too much in the way of thermic flying in Àger, just mellow autumnal conditions.Friday brought smooth climbs 2 - 4m/s with vast numbers of vultures & buzzards chasing lift from the small patches of sun in the valley. It was fantastic fun & just what I was hoping for.
Saturday was hot & sunny when we arrived at launch but with a thick inversion below hill height. I launched just as the inversion was breaking (unintentional!) & flew around the valley with climbs up to 5m/s & punchy thermals with sharp edges! It felt like summer again, one of those days when it was hard to get down. Lets hope autumn continues like this..... :-)
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