14/11/2025
Phew, long trip back from the Cote d'Azur (and with the front left of the car making a very nasty noise by the end of it; probably a CV joint!), but back in the UK in Kent now. Should be back up to Sheffield next week as long as I can get my car fixed. A very successful trip though, flew on 8 out of 9 days (and probably could have squeezed in a top to bottom on the other day if we'd been desperate!). Some thermic conditions, not really XC, but good fun exploring the very scenic local area, and this is in mid November! Got a lot of testing in with the Puma with the new Dynamic Crosslink system, getting that fine tuned and setting up the rest of the glider around it (including the winglets and checking their stall characteristics with tufts). Was also able to give it to a couple of other pilots to try out (who confirmed the exceptional light handling WITH straight line stability). Expect more announcements on this shortly. Finally the Wildcat prototype left the ground for the first time albeit only for a few seconds on the nursery slope. So all in all, a very successful trip. Thank you hugely to Sean and his father for looking after me so well while I was there.
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