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Don't Climb The Hill

Forecast was good, and it pulled quite a few pilots to the hill. I was the last to launch, while most were climbing out and the rest were sinking out. What was initially a good launch into lift quickly turned into a coulpe of quick passes across the face while gradually sinking below the ridge, finally landing short in the paddock across the road from the Bomb-out. A decision was made to climb the hill (fool) in the hope of a late launch, and after about an hour I was back on top keen to go. But after time to cool down and reassess I walked out to car park, and that was that. Leonardo Flight Link The Climb - Google Earth

Lesson Learnt

Do not disparage the Wind . After swearing at the wind in a previous post, it came back and told me who is in charge. Today at work I managed to synchronise my travels with a "Tornado". The "Tornado" managed to do a bit of damage to my Work's vehicle, but I survived un-harmed, if a little shaken. ( Sadly 3 fatalities occurred nearby ). I am certainly not going to class it as a win to me, although when I think of what could have been, I am very lucky. Debris blown in Possibly hit by "flying stuff" Rain on the ceiling Not condensation All the glass was blown into the car Rain on the windscreen is on the inside Lucky nothing bigger hit the vehicle