Its that time of year again, the sun is low in the sky and thermals are scarce which can mean only one thing - wave flying in strong winds.
Cox Tor did not fail today, I got there around 2.30pm to the sight of 4 modellers getting serious height. As I approached launch it was clear the wind was strong, in fact 16-20mph according to my gadget, a quick chat with the modellers confirmed there was lots of wave around and it was not to rough.
With the wind being very strong I rigged just below the main launch on the North side, popped the wing up moved back up the slope and was in the air before I knew it. Pushing a little bar I moved out front into the valley following a model and went straight up, literally. By this time I was off the bar and at min sink with no ground speed and just going straight up, definitely wave. I topped out at 500ft ato, although I missed the best of it, just half an hour before I got there the models were up at 1000ft - nice.
This is not the first time I have experienced wave here and it seems to kick in about half a km out from launch above the farm and is best in a NNE. Great flying for about 50 minutes before it turned off like a light. They say you learn something everyday, what I learnt is the feeling the wing gives you just before you hit the wave - sorted. More of this please
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| Looking towards Brent Tor |
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| Heading into the valley, the lift started just before the wall |
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| Shameless advertising and yet again the M4 was very well behaved |
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