I thought I'd do a bit of slow flying to really get down close to the surface today- I thought an attempt at gliding from Westport to Murchison may be a good way to do it.....which it was, but the flight was difficult- I simply couldn't find enough lift to get the required altitude so had to rely on slew twice :/
Some farmland dropping off into a steep gully while trying to find some ridge lift

Soon after getting over the first ridge.....not the type of place you want to come down in

not much altitude left!

So close....yet so far

Safely down


Time to switch to something with a little more grunt for a quick burst up to Nelson
Going up?



Its nice to have power to climb out of trouble


But its time to come down....

Nelson in sight

and down

Some farmland dropping off into a steep gully while trying to find some ridge lift

Soon after getting over the first ridge.....not the type of place you want to come down in

not much altitude left!

So close....yet so far

Safely down


Time to switch to something with a little more grunt for a quick burst up to Nelson
Going up?



Its nice to have power to climb out of trouble


But its time to come down....

Nelson in sight

and down
