About time...

Gosh what a wait but I feel so much better after the weekend.  A monster drive and a lot of waiting around but finally I got a long flight in! I didn't fly highest, furthest or fastest but really don't care, I had a blast and feel completely settled.

Just shy of 2 hours in the end and everything seems ok, minor tweak on the harness to do but otherwise I think we're all set.  Had some honky climbs and a couple of 'interesting' moments but it's all reassuring for now and I'm really starting to get that 'good' feeling.  Everything that's new is working ok, might need to rethink the clothing though. I was still 'dressed for spring' and it was in the mid 20's on take off.

I mentioned at the start of this about how comps had changed and haven't really talked about that yet, so more soon for sure...

Laters, P

photo taken a few days prior
(from Carlo's Album)

no flying = no posting

I was hoping to have something a little more inspirational or exciting to write about by now but am temporarily grounded by work & domestic commitments.  Struggling for free time and having duff weather when the free time comes is never a great help when you're trying to find a way to train.

Currently getting ready for 3hr+ flights by spending 3hr+ driving in the car to somewhere that isn't raining and / or facing into winds of less than 40kph isn't great either.  Don't get me wrong, Derbyshire is nice & pretty, just a very long way to go for 5 mins in the air.  Even more frustrating to find your mates are flying huge distances the very next day.

I've still got another 10 days of heavy shifts before I can get out again.
Trying to stay optimistic that June will be good...