Grounded

...by the windy weather

Been a few days now on the ground with the windy weather putting flying out of the question. So I am settling for enjoying happy snaps on my desktop picture, this is the one I'm enjoying at the moment

I have also enjoyed not having to fix gliders I've smashed and hope things stay this peaceful. I have been giving the Walrus free reign when possible, but have also been very sure I'm not pushing my capabilities without ample scope for recovery, in case anything should go wrong. I also haven't dared take a photo of the Walrus in the air lest that should be tempting providence just a little too much.

So, it looks like suburban flying will be on the menu, it's just a matter of coordinating weather and time. Tomorrow morning looks like it may have potential. If it's calm we might meet the hot air balloons again, and I'll make sure to switch the camera on this time...

Retrovision

...looking back at my happy snaps

Looking out of the skylight at home I could see the tops of the trees heaving about in the wind, so definitely no flying this morning, unfortunately.

I was looking  through the Walrus splurb again last night and saw that it's actually mentions the aircraft's capability to fly extremely slowly with flaps down. Well, seems we both came to the same conclusion, except that I haven't had a chance to give it a go as a flight aid as opposed to just for landing.

As an antidote to lack of flying I have taken to using my flying photos as a background on my work computer. I've currently got this gorgeous image of the Phoenix 2000 cruising in past a burnished sunrise...

Its nice to look back through these photos to relive the exquisite sunrises, misty mornings and serenity of the gliders' flight...