Planned a weekend in Gap with good ol' marcus Dalgetty. LC needed her permit renewing anyway.
Got up there late on the Saturday night, checked into the Hotel at Gap Tallard. Great place - right on the airield, swimming pool for SWMBO, nice little self-catering apartment.
Sunday mornign saw me up bright and early, rigging up LC - see piccie
An idyllic morning - the baloons were out - parachutists defying the Grim Reaper with every leap (particularly those doing what the French call 'Le Pic du Mort' - basically diving at the ground), and a beautiful calm day.
Time enough to get LC rigged and ready for her Permit test. After that, some short-field practice in the school aircraft and home. The I'd feel comfortable about flying into a 306m strip.
Well, the first part of the plan went fine - LC passed with flying colours (Marcus even went as far as saying I'd gotten a real bargain once he knew what I'd paid for her!). But as I was preparing to de-rig, so the CB started to form, it having gotten very hot and humid, and my flying was cancelled.
Dragged her into the hangar to keep the rain off the wing and de-rigged inside. I was glad to tell you the truth because it would have been hell to do it outside. By this time it was 35*C - and that at 2000ft!
Marcus kindly allowed me to leave LC there for the week, de-rigged, in case the BMAA manage to process my permit in time for me to fly her after the school a/c next week. Fingers crossed.
But in any case, got that little bit closer to my goal, to fly my own a/c in the skies of Provence!
More soon I hope :-)
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