A Beautiful Day to Fly - and a Lockdown

So the FFVL has issued a strong recommendation that we stay on the ground so as not to put any additional potential strain on emergency services. Which I will through gritted teeth comply with and simply go ‘exercise’ by ground handling, hiking, and running a bunch.

But just for practice’s sake, here is today’s very flyable forecast.

TL:DR Great local day, decent cross country chance if I can get over the back. I’d for sure be in the air.

The Rock is…

Slightly dry and wind-blown.

Very little wind up the mountain-side at 11am, but the cumulus were already popping by 9am and zipping across the sky a fair bit above the peaks.

Weather to Fly

Skysight Thermal Height

Decent height above ground, definitely enough for areally pleasant local flight. Probably tough to go full cross country.

Skysight Skew-T

Windy… wind - 1000m AGL

6-8 kt wind at 1000m above ground on nearly every model, but the local wind here looks a bit stronger based on the clouds.

Local Info Links

PGmap: https://www.paraglidingmap.com/app/site/162732?tab=1
XC Guide: https://xcmag.com/travel-guide/gourdon-france/
Gréolières (nearby): https://xcmag.com/travel-guide/guide-to-greolieres-france/

Azur coast: https://xcmag.com/tag/golden-ticket/

Xcontest quicklink: Gréolières March 2019

It doesn’t look like March is ideal for XC here - many more of these routes start in Gourdon, a 30 minute drive south of Gréolières.

Meteoblue: https://meteoblue.com/en/weather/week/gourdon_france_3015547

Club: http://www.augredelair.fr/