Brisk day at Mercury

Monday 7th March, bright, cold with an easterly averaging 14mph. At least it was steady unlike previous day with gusts up to 25mph and only the foolish or expert paragliding. Monday, being foolish and inexpert I launched into lotsa lift but lost it six minutes later by pushing out too far from the hill (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzefrQV8ZQg for evidence) and bottom landed. Saw farmer on lift back up – he had seen me land (on edge of field) and apologised for not offering me a lift! You just don’t get that respect for senior citizens nowadays.

Flying my Swing Arcus 4 I made another big mistake on flight 2 by applying far too much brake attempting to top land and plummeted in. Won’t do that again in a hurry. Indeed my aches and pains will ensure I will not be doing too much in a hurry for a day or two. Flight 3 was simply wonderful so one mark out of three. Simply not good enough Davis. Will try harder next time. Inshallah.

Thanks for advice and help from all concerned. I’m CP + 15 hrs.

Kind regards,

Barry Davis

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