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Owner: rob
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Member#: 550
Location: aber
Registered: 19-02-2004
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Mood: tired!

24th April 2004
Paragliding - Gliding: DCAE (RAF) Cosford
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Stength: 5kts
Surf / Sea State: na
Air Temperature: 20
Sea Temperature: na
Weather: clear/sunny
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Having not flown for nearly a month while I wait for the medical centre to get its act together (or maybe I didn't book my renewal early enough :S) I went up with the Boss to practice some EFATOs (engine failure after take off) and also did a practice field landing.

The PFL was good fun, we chose what seemed to look like a nicely mown field on a farm, did our circuit and didnt put the power on to climb away until we were down to around 50 - 100ft. I didn't see this (too busy flying) but the boss said two farm workers came running out of a barn in to the field we were aiming for, I just hope they were running to help had we have really lost the engine rather than coming running out with their favourite 12-bore!

It was also a good day for engine off gliding - at one point we were sat in 10kts up with the engine off, an incredible thermal for this time of year.

Enjoyed the flight - good practice and good fun! Had 50 minutes up all together.

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