Parlick East - 6th March 2024

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Glider : Avian Puma
Wind : ESE, 22mph turning more SE on landing
Smooth takeoff, but quite choppy as altitude increased. Cloudbase was probably around 3000ft but I bailed out around 2300ft when it became very rough. Battery on the main 360 camera failed before landing. The landing field slopes down in a S/SE direction, so I had to land crosswind. More rough air coming into land nudged me downhill slightly and I overcorrected and probably ended up landing slightly downwind and splashed down into a very deep muddy bit of the field. Very messy but no harm done.

Пікірлер: 4

  • @tbrownhill
    @tbrownhill4 ай бұрын

    Well done on getting out Doug,,,looks like one of my landings,nice to see youre ok,,,

  • @user-uv2cm6qj3m
    @user-uv2cm6qj3m3 ай бұрын

    👍👍

  • @josepinto335
    @josepinto3354 ай бұрын

    Ouch! Hope all ok, you enjoying the space ship?

  • @dougneil3431

    @dougneil3431

    4 ай бұрын

    Ah yes, no problem. All my stuff is covered with smelly mud though - it's taken all afternoon today cleaning my electronics. It was always going to be a tricky landing in that wind direction, but after 6 weeks without a flight I wasn't going to miss the day. Puma is great, getting used to it now.