DSMJ2010, Musbach, Germany
Wednesday 11.8.2010 First official flying day
18:45 This morning’s weather didn’t look that good as the front with thick cirrus was above us. Launches had to be postponed until half past one, and task was shortened in both classes.
After the launches we were looking how the weather improved and Bernd said that the weather was surprisingly good in the task area. Unfortunately weather looked better than what it really was, as there were quite many outlandings. We are still waiting for pilots to finish, let’s see if they still can find flyable weather.
19:15 Tomorrow looks really difficult because the cold front with rain and thunderstorms is arriving. So perhaps we will get a resting day, and time for fixing things. There has been a few “car casualties” because of the martens, a small animal which enjoys the rubber used in pipes of the cooling system, and somehow martens like to have this rubber as their night-time snack. This means that the coolant runs out and the motor overheats mysteriously. Keep on eye on those creatures!
Comment of the pictures: I can’t remember all the photos I’ve taken, but some of them I can. I’ve updated this website 2019, and still, 9 years later, I can remember the photo of a dark guy in a red shirt. I didn’t know him at the time of photographing, and I still don’t. But I like the photo, it’s one of my favourites. And it’s unedited, except the size. Credit goes to the model :-)