Today we were Grid Squatting. In gliding terms this is like being all dressed up and nowhere to go. We were 50 gliders on the grid all ready but the weather didn't want to play, so finally at 2:30 the director called the day off.
The sort of weather we ideally need for a good competition day is sunny with some cumulus clouds and light winds. The sun heats the ground, the ground heats the air, which then rises and cools down as it's rising, forming cumulus clouds at the top.
The sort of weather we normally get in gliding competition is wet, windy and cold...
Tomorrow the weather is looking pants so probably not flying again.
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