There was a slight breeze this morning, well under double figures, so I happily lobbed up the Phoenix 2000 to enjoy some air-time before work. I was surprised to find it wobbling around surprisingly much; apparently what seemed a gentle breeze was a little gusty and more-so at tree-top level. I suppose with large wing areas gliders are quite susceptible to bumpy conditions.
So the flying wasn't all that relaxing, but I got in a couple of nice flights, managing the velocity changes with turning into and away from the wind. A did have a little problems with the landings though - the first ending with a mild ground loop and the second with a nose dive after I'd misjudged the landing distance, tried to pull up and then got everything wrong.
However, apart from the propeller mount being pushed in a little and a rather muddy spinner, the Phoenix is good to go...
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