Gliding 2017 Pictures

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Photos 8th April 2017

Having fun flying with Red Kites in blue conditions.

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A Red Kite flying over Lasham Airfield.		The Red Kite landed on Runway 09 and on the grass close to the gliders.

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The Red Kite landed on Runway 09 and on the grass close to the gliders.		Photos as the Red Kite took off and soared away again.

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Soaring in a blue thermal with another glider.	Looking North across the launch point (ends changed from 09 to 27 before I launched) under a strong inversion.	Two Red Kites above me.	A close aerial encounter with a Red Kite.

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A close aerial encounter with a Red Kite.			Soaring with another glider.	Sharing a thermal with several other gliders below me.

My first Cross Country flight of 2017. After some local soaring I set off for Ashbury and Andover and back for 132km.

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In the winch queue before launch.		Soaring away under cloud wisps after launch.	Lasham Airfield from the South.	Looking across to ATC Lasham and the winch from the South.	Soaring with a buzzard over Lasham Village.

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Lasham Airfield from the Northeast as the grid prepares to launch.	A young crescent moon above me.	Soaring at cloudbase.		Flying with K21 778.

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Flying with K21 778 and private glider KRO.		Heading towards Basingstoke and passing M3J6.		Soaring to cloudbase over Basingstoke.

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Having fun at cloudbase as I head off towards Ashbury.		Passing Newbury to its South.	Newbury South.	Newbury Racecourse and Greenham Common.

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Looking to Didcot Power Station far to the North.	Turning Ashbury.		Looking along the M4 towards Membury.	More cloudbase fun.

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Turning Andover.		Panoramic view of Andover from the Southeast.	On final glide going back to Lasham.	Passing Bullington Cross to the North.

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Final Glide panorama heading East somewhere West of Popham.	Popham airfield from the Northwest.

Activity at London Gliding club seen from the top of the Dunstable Downs during a non-gliding related walk.

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K21 winch launching.	London Gliding Club launch point.

Winter practice on a cold and frosty calm winter's day.

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Towing out to the launch point across a frosty airfield.		A jet taxiing out to take off.	The grobs parked off to the side out of the way.	The jet movement completing with takeoff.

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Above the inversion at 3000 feet.	Basingstoke.	Through the haze past Aldermaston, Didcot and its fumulus plume can just be seen.	To the South the sun glints off the sea revealing ships in the English channel. Isle of Wight to the far right.	Smoke and haze on a low level inversion.

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Another view Southwards towards Hayling Island.	Looking down at Lasham Airfield from the West-Northwest.	Frost lingers all day in the shadows.	A smoke plume from a bonfire.