Post flight analysis - was it me, or was it the weather?
In my last post, I ended with how much I was looking forward to the Inter-club league this year, especially since I'd organised it and it was being hosted at my home airfield. Sadly, it lived up to it's nickname - the 'inter scrub league' and we managed collectively to amass zero kilometres - even despite a mass relocation to a different airfield when we thought local weather conditions might give us something (it didn't). I'm however pleased that the turnout from local clubs was great and showed that there is enthusiasm and willingness to cooperate to put on an event. We'll try again in August. The weather still hasn't settled fully, either that or I'm paying much closer attention to it than in previous years when my goals were first to fly, then to be able soar locally - where of course now all I want to do is go places. So far this year I've done a few short flights; a 100km at the end of March, and then a couple in the 130km range more re