the evening of the previous day, we glued the VW logo in our umbrellas because we from the VW plant in Mexico, a VW bus were provided. Now adorns every Austrian shield a 1x1 m big VW logo. ;) On this occasion, grabbed the helicopter out my belt and asked me what I did this with the speed system? "A pulley." I said, I otherwise had no chance to connect the gas. In short Heli same time decided to look at my harness detail. Only when it did not look out of my harness and was already a building site. Two new large rollers, with strap across the back to help me pass the gas.
So it was then. Immediately after the start I tried out my improved speed system and was amazed how easy it was at one time. This is how to fly but it was really fun;). Start the clock at 13:00 succeeded quite well. I was the front runners, but could not find any good thermals and a lot further and further behind. The Ridge along every now and then I got back a lot of time. Now it came to crossing over the high plateau. I had really much height and about 10 other pilots and not so we postponed the departure, more and more. But it did not help only with low altitude, we flew directly towards a small hill on the plateau. There was not and we had to fly low. Thank God we found something and then fought our way through to the cloud base. Once there, it went like clockwork. Again and again turn up among the clouds, we flew the next 15 miles to the next buoy with the wind. Once it was against the wind to contend with. I decided to remain high under the clouds and with gas (which now works top notch) I constantly struggle forward. I knew that the next buoy will not be easy because we had to fly them downwind. On a hill about 7 km before the next buoy, I wanted to turn up again, but this was extremely difficult. I found a narrow beard and boosted me up when another aircraft is joined to the contrary to my direction and began to spin. This I did not and after a few turns I adapted myself to his direction like it. A fatal mistake as it turned out. We lost the beard and succeeded because of the too low level is no longer on the windward side of the ridge. In Lee, it washed me right down and I had no chance to make more height. Thus I had to retire after 60 km. Today's task is unfortunately only managed 84.4 km Heli and Alex. Armin, Tom and I stood sadly on the ground. But I am still in good spirits and looking forward to tomorrow's flight. This fly is really a good training and I hope I will improve in the next few days points. ;)
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