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Flight Details
Fri, 05/14/2010 - 16:11 — Anonymous
| Pilot name: | Ian Home |
|---|---|
| Glider: | Gradient Onyx 24 |
| Date / Time: | 2005-06-11 15:30:00 |
| Takeoff: | Llangollen witnessed by Richard Margret |
| Landing: | Gatacre, Oswestry SJ292305 witnessed by Elizabeth Sampson |
| Distance (Km) / Score: | 11.36 / 11.36 |
| Max altitude (feet) and Duration: | 3990 99 mins |
| Comments: | Left Llangollen at cloudbase (about 3800 ft amsl) and with no sunshine reaching the ground except towards Chirk/Sellatyn opted to head that way. Flew through Kronospan plume (smell) still around 3400 ft amsl and started long glide over sunnier fields without meeting lift. Finally contacted first decent thermal when at about 300ft above Oswestry hill-fort but didn't gain enough height to clear town, so opted to land. |