We were certain it would be good conditions for the students this weekend, northerly winds made it cold the whole week, and we expected frozen lakes to land on at Sundvollen. But it was open water and just hints of ice in shallow areas when we got there today. Combined with gusty and turbulent winds and snow squalls it was unsafe for the students today. I had a testflight to check out the conditions, it was OK at takeoff, but rock&roll over the LZ, I even managed to break one upright on the Falcon on landing when I got hit by a gust from the side just as I was ready to flare.

Some pictures from the day;

Today our beginner course had their last planned day of the course, we wanted to get their first footlaunch high flights done before the winter break in December and January. I met up with Terje Solberg at Lier and we both brought our gliders along. We drove to Hjartdal and met up with the students and instructors there, but it was foggy at landing and tailwind at takeoff. It was a very pretty view above the fog though, but I did not bring my camera to takeoff. It looked like it would clear up a few times, but in the end we had to pack up.

Terje S and I were desperate to fly so we drove to Flesberg in hope of better conditions there, the fog was not as thick in the valley, but it was still not possible to fly. We sacrificed two burgers with chips and salad to the weather demons, and drove home.

My new moyesmobile with depressing winter conditions in the background.