INSPIRATIONAL FLYING
I followed our own advice from last month’s magazine and stayed local – and had a brilliant time. The site was packed with pilots keen to take advantage of the good conditions, but because of local restrictions on XC flying no one could go anywhere. The result was gliders everywhere in the sky, every thermal marked and an awesome afternoon flying mini circuits: wind turbine over the back; village out front; back to the hill and climb again. Like many pilots released from lockdown we were all keen to make the most of the day. I was told Austria was experiencing a mini boom in lightweight gear sales as pilots facing closed cable cars turned to hike-and-fly; France’s end of lockdown coincided with a run of good weather that saw some…