Good soaring at Big Collin

Little wind and low cloud in the morning meant getting a few home chores done. Went out to Big Collin at lunchtime. Colin Dowey and Martin Bates were already there and Colin had been doing some ground handling part-way up the hill. Martin and I laid out our wings - Skywalk Tequila 4 and BGD Wasp M respectively - about half way up the hill. The three of us took off at various times and skimmed around.

Bertie and Martin

BK - Mowenpik airbag reversible harness

When Brian Dawson arrived I went to the top with him and took off for a soaring flight as he got ready to fly his Firebird Raven M.

BK on Wasp M

I top landed to give Brian a hand in the strengthening wind to untangle his paraglider lines.

Martin seemed to have mastered his ground handling and had a long soaring flight on his Skywalk wing, eventually going down to a tiptoe landing at the bottom.

Martin on the Tequila 4

Meantime Ian Cross arrived as well as Ken McConnell with a student. Everybody flew but the wind on top at times was hitting 20mph but mostly 16 - 18mph. Brian had an excellent soaring flight with a slightly out of wind top landing.

Brian on the Raven M

We eventually packed up around 5pm as the wind was dying off and Ken's student had just bottom landed as I left.

[All photos courtesy of Shauna Duggan ]