Family photo : Jeanie, Martin, Michael, Elisabeth, me on top, Armin, Etienne, Suzanna
ready to fly Reconco.
Where Dudo made XC, and got 1800 mASL.
No wind at take off, and cross from the east. Always a good cocktail for Reconco. As long as the clouds don't screen the sun, and of course as long as you don't wait for the breeze to kick in. So an early start, not waiting for soaring conditions, no get in the air and check what the valley gives. Give it a shot !
Imre first, sink sink sink, then beep beep beep up. Dudo chasing Imre, then Imre chasing Dudo.
Up to the clouds.
Martin, Jean, Michael, Etienne, Armin didn't make it to cloudbase, but had some thermals, untill the breeze killed it all.
We felt the breeze at take off, we were getting more laminar wind and colder wind. No warmer thermal breezes. Soon pilots were hitting sink, all the way down to landing field. Shame.
Meanwhile Dudo left for Banyeres, met northeast, so flew southwest direction La Solana.

Bits later we were flying at Cabo de Santa Pola. A nice picture of a lonely pilot named Martin above the lighthouse.
Hardly anybody else flew well at Cabo, just Martin and Jeanie with their Gradient Golden2's.

Thermals and some authentic soaring to end off the day.