Flying Day 4, My Birthday

Today was my 60th birthday and they presented me with a big chocolate cake at the pilot’s meeting. It went with fish & chips for supper at the end of the day. I can’t imagine a better birthday than being here with friends flying gliders in November.  The day was completely blue and we declared a 308 km triangle to the north and west. I was late to get enough altitude to start and was pretty slow up to the first turn. I was also getting pretty sun baked in the relentless African sun. I flew about 270km in a little less than 4 hours  and was pretty conservative. One fellow ( a sustainer engine glider) made it around.  I am feeling good, over my jet lag and looking forward to the weekend.

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