| Flight details: | After missing the first gaggle with some poor take-off timing I managed a good climb-out about an hour later all the way to base in one hit. I few climbs and glides later saw me over Oxford, notionally my first goal but I'd said on take off if things were going well then I fancied Milton Keynes and the elusive 100 km.
After a long glide over Oxford from base at Abingdon and the low point of my flight at 2300 ft I hit a real boomer from the car plant taking me back to base at around 4800 ft. From there I had Milton Keynes in my sights and my waypoint set at 105 km from the hill. Again, a few climbs and glides later saw me over Milton Keynes eyeing up my goal. Don't rely on google earth, my field I had chosen as my goal was now a building site. Ho hum, it had plenty of room so I landed anyway. The builders were great and the site manager even got one of his guys to give me a lift to the station.
Eventually got back to the hill via London and home for about 11pm. A long day but not as long as some others. |
