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Yesterday's promise of drier air and less instability didn't come to pass (although it has been promised again for tomorrow...). From a clear blue start to the day clouds started to build up early and although thermal conditions were good, we had to keep a sharp eye on the anvils growing above us.
Ariane and I pair-flew for the first part of our flights, managing to convert 7000ft at Trainon to under 4000ft at the southern tip of the
Vaumuse. |
St Auban and the Bléone Valley
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We managed to make it work though, climbing back to 6000ft which allowed us to follow the clouds to the
Cousson, Coupe and the Cheval Blanc. A building Cu Nim near les Trois Eveches persuaded us to cross the valley towards Seyne and then on to la Blanche and
Morgon, where we parted company.
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Trois Eveches, heads in the clouds
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I continued to Guillaume and climbed to 10,000ft near the tete de Lucy. A small climb near Clotinailles persuaded me to cross the col de Couleau into the St Crepin valley - a big mistake. Immediately I was committed to crossing the col, I got rained on and with the huge amount of sink I was down to 6500ft by the time I got to
Prachaval. Fortunately it worked very well today, with smooth lift and a blue thermal getting me to 9500ft, enough to try the obviously higher cloudbases near the col de Vars. |
| I returned to the parcours direct to Dormillouse and followed the ridges round to Cheval Blanc once more. |
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Cascade de la Pisse (Clotinailles)
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Sisteron gliders were changing back to the local landing frequency and a large and building Cu Nim over the Jabron valley was the reason why. Once again we had to make early landings. I was about five minutes late and both the glider and I suffered a thorough drenching before we managed to get the trailer closed.
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