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12/04/03 - Pete Douglas, 16.9km from Arenig Fawr After a really low scratchy save got up in a thermal way out in front of take off and managed to get up into the proper valley thermals above Arenig Fach (South Snowdonia). Lift improved eventually to 6-7 m/s up sustained for ages getting me up to 6500 ft cloudbase. Drifted back with it over the flatlands eventually losing height and needing another save from 1000ft over a valley at Moel Marchyria. Found it at last and got back to about 4500ft drifting so slowly back on track for the Glyders. Then I lost patience with it (fatal mistake) and went for a fast glide thinking I would find something at Moel Siabod (the sharp horse-shoe bowl before the Glyders valley.) Dead Air (sea breazed) went down at the bowl. If I'd gone left over the flat bit I might have scraped into goal but landed 5km short at 16.9km - my longest and highest UK flight. Date: 12 04 03 Pete Douglas |
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