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Member#: 198 Location: Bath Registered: 27-04-2003 Diary Entries: 83
Mood: Wanting SW winds!
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9th July 2005
Paragliding - Gliding: Bicester Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Bicester - Great Witley - Cheltenham Bicester. 196km
Launched late into a terrible sky. Started as soon as we could get to
altitude and staggered up to the first turning point. Working a height band
between 1100-2500ft. Nimbus 3 kept appearing 300ft above us. Really
irritating! Nearly had a mid air with an ASW15 when he didn't spot the ASH,
but I was keeping an eye on him so dived to avoid. Almost managed to climb
onto final glide before having to go into a field in the middle of the
Cotswolds. Should have been OK, but didn't spot a sheep fence across the
field and had to pull up over it. Stalled into the field and caught a wing.
Ground looped but luckily no damage. After thinking we had done terribly, a
bit of a shock at briefing the next morning to discover we had come 3rd
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