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Hello all – a little bit of housekeeping
I have changed my way of notifying my faithful readers when I write a new post. The previous method wasn’t working well and there had been a storm of protest from people with serious FOMO*. I’ve already added the email addresses … Continue reading
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Live and loud at the Sydney Festival
We didn’t fancy much at the Sydney Festival this year. But so as not to be boring stay-at-home people, we chose to go to a music gig at the Spiegeltent in Hyde Park almost at random. We went to see … Continue reading
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Too damned hot – and windy!
It was 41 degrees today with strong gusty winds and some rain. We looked at the forecasts and decided to stay on the ground – a wise decision. We de-rigged one of the gliders, put it into its trailer and … Continue reading
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Three hours going round in circles . . .
A strange weather day today. A “blue” day – that is no clouds. There was lift, Jim, but not as we know it. There was a temperature inversion about 6000 ft which stopped the thermals at that height. The thermals … Continue reading
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Still hot, but not so high
It’s been a strage day. The soaring weather has been a bit changeable. Yesterday I had a rest day because the weather was not brilliant. Today was looking better. Everyone said they would be launching about noon, so after preparing … Continue reading
