Every once in a while you get a day that is so beautiful that it doesn't even matter that the soaring is actually quite difficult.
It was sunny and warm all day today, with light winds and nothing but blue skies from now on.
Despite this, the air was marginally unstable, and the thermals were completely unpredictable. Nevertheless, Dennis (DC), Jim (US), Tim (AT), Doug (3BA), and Dan (EA) gave it a shot. The results were some long struggles, low saves, and nobody getting more than about 6 miles from home.
We call this "picnic weather." Nobody in his right mind would complain about this weather.
But glider pilots aren't in their right minds, at least not immediately after landing on a day like this. After grumbling for a few minutes about the struggly soaring conditions, we all realized that we had just shared in the enjoyment of a beautiful day in a beautiful place.
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Struggly?
What? Are we playin' Scrabble here???
I was going to say "troublous," but I didn't have enough vowels for that.
Nice day for a hike up Cardigan Mountain.
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