flying in Laragne

The Chabre Open is a fun comp in France which is a little like the Rat Race in Oregon, USA and offers insightful talks and strategies from Jocky Sanderson, one of the meet directors. Yesterday the sun came out and despite a few ominous clouds, it turned out to be a great flying day.

There are 80 odd pilots here, of different level of skill and experience. Jocky briefed the task as well as the strategy to fly it... and in the air I forgot all the advice and suggested route, and hightailed it across the valley, instead of going the long way around the mountains...silly silly me. Hopefully I've learnt my lesson now, and will fly these mountains the way they are supposed to be flown, next chance i get - not sure if we will fly today, 60% chance of rain and it is overcast this morning. The camera will stay behind for a few flying days now, and I'll focus on flying rather than being a tourist in the air...