The reports from the UK keep coming, in one of the best flying seasons seen there in years. <\/p>\n
On July 15th, our friend Richard Carter, who over the years has held the UK XC record, got it again. Richard is the first person in the UK to break the 300km barrier, flying a declared 301km flight.<\/p>\n
In Richard’s words:<\/p>\n
\u201cI had been looking for sites that a 300km flight could be made from for a year at least. The forecasts suggested there was a chance of a good flight from Elan on the Sunday. I flew near there on the Saturday as well but bombed out twice. <\/p>\n
This probably helped as I spent the rest of the afternoon resting and sorting out Sundays flight. The 300 was what I wanted, and if everything went spot on there was a chance. <\/p>\n
But it was not an obvious record day. No increase in wind after take off and the thermal strength was quite weak on route . I was there in mid Wales, so would give it a go but I felt it was at best a 50\/50 chance. On take off there was only me and ,Piers Nesbitt, the local club chairman. We …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n