Last chance to practice

And lucky we were that it was only a practice day. David and I had trouble getting height before the start; we ended up starting way too late and at low altitude. We then got separated and hardly saw each other after the start. Then the day died while I was still 100km out and it seemed to take forever to get home. Over 5 hours in the air today. It wouldn't have been a disaster if it was a competition day but it wouldn't have been great. I have heard that a few people outlanded trying to get home.


The weather has been really hot and humid since the day we arrived.

The French team has erected a swimming pool between their team hut and ours. They have been given a stern warning that with the pool placed in such a high traffic area it is exceedingly likely that some, or most even, of the Australian team could trip and fall into it at some stage. In fact I believe some already have, the more clumsy ones more than once.




Tomorrow is the opening ceremony so there is no flying. Storms are forecast anyway. The only things left to do to the glider are remove the transponder aerial (too much drag) and place some stick-on kangaroos on the fin. (makes it go faster)

Graham