The weather is good but the wind a tad strong.......launched from Kemble Airfield on Thursday morning at dawn......shot off to the SW at 20 kts and hit 30 kts at 3000 feet........managed a gentle landing at Marshfield in clear skies followed by an 'easy' retrieval from a half ploughed field.
The winds are pretty unpredictable at the moment, causing launches to be halted at short notice, a pain for passengers travelling to a site only to be sent home and a pain for the pilot and crew, who although loving the job, still need to pay the rent!! However, Safety is the key to this, and it is much better to be on the ground wishing you were up there, than being up there wishing you were on the ground(an aviation 'cliche!)
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