Another flying day today. We waited on the grid in 90 degree weather and almost no wind as high cirrus cloud passed by. The tephi showed an unstable atmosphere, so we were expecting a great day. Finally around 2:30 the sniffers were able to stay up as the cirrus moved away.
We launched the grid and flew a 1:30 hour MAT. I flew through a little bit of rain to get into one turnpoint and was a little worried about getting home. After making the turnpoint, I ducked back to the west of the rain and was able to climb back up and keep moving. The clouds ahead looked better then they had earlier in the day and I started to see some high 2 kt averages - WOW!
I flew 75 miles at 44 mph today and that is certainly good enough to stay in first overall.
Youtube video of the pilot's meeting
