Today was the official practice day for the Paragliding World Cup, and we couldn't ask for better conditions. The official task was to fly to Mansfield and back to the Chelan LZ, and it was 55 km. Cloudbase was at 11,000 msl, and very light wind from the west. What was the biggest treat was to fly at my own pace, thermal with few pilots, which made it easy to core any thermal you found. It took a mere 15 minutes to climb to 7,500 over the butte to easily hit the flats. Once established there we were just hoping thermal to thermal to Mansfield. Climbing to 11,000 msl it was fun to fly into little cloud wisps, as there was just enough moisture to form small clouds at base.
The flight took about 2 hours 30 minutes. Thermal climbs were about 1,200 feet per minute. I wish every day was like this, but then again, variety is good too.
Tomorrow is the 1st comp day. Looks like it may be a little windy.
We had our offical meeting tonight with live classical music. Wish you were all here.
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