Very light lift on the VR98

Last Saturday was my only possible flying day of the weekend, but with winds forecast at 8 mph north easterly, Fochriw would have been heaving with para gliders, so I decided to fly the Wrecker at the Bwlch.

It appears the light wind conditions had put off my fellow fliers as when I arrived shortly after midday, I was the only soul there.

As it happened, the wind was northerly and not north easterly, so a move just a few hundred metres along from the Wrecker and I was on the VR98.

I decided to fly the Wildthing first of all to test the air, and it soon became apparent that I was going to struggle with lift. The lift would be fine for a while, then I'd pick up a nice thermal to get me some height so I could dive and pick up some speed to do some aeros, then I'd be left with a huge patch of sink and struggle to keep flying.

This in fact was the case and I lost the model down the cliff, which led to a long, and very dodgy traverse along the slope to retrieve it, but all was OK in the end.

I also flew the Moth which performed well in the light lift conditions.

Anyway, here is some video of the session. Enjoy.