Hello again,
At last the activity has started to get a bit more frenetic.

The key for the Extra 300 finally arrived at about 8.30 this evening, just at the same time that some light rain looked to have put an end to the day's flying. However, the rain stopped just as the tower closed at 9.30, so I was able to make my first training flight in the rental with the airfield completely to myself. At least it is a start.

Jules and Stephen both had two 15-minute flights in the box today and got through the Q and their Free, plus a few odd flicks that might appear in the unknowns. Pictures of the marked box are now available on the website for anoraks to peruse... http://www.aeac2007.com/main.site?action=news/view&id=8&ngid=1

The only pilots who flew today were Hungarian, British and French. The latter have 5 pilots sharing two CAP231s.

The markings of the back of the box in the trees are actually more visible than these pictures imply. We will not be having any corner judges here, so we can all rival the Spanish for OUTs.

To keep JP happy, here is a picture of an aeroplane (top). The edge is flown by one Hungarian, the red tail is my loaner. And here's one for the ladies (left). Hopefully we will be able to keep flying over the next few days, although we are expecting a moderate amount of rain tomorrow. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4444. The sunrise and sunset times are worth a note, even if the forecast is, well, just a forecast.

Tomorrow we expect to see Finns, Lithuanians and perhaps an Irishman in the box, and the Germans may arrive. Have heard nothing of the Russians yet, but they don't have a long way to travel to get here - the border is only about 50km to the East. Czechs and Poles also still to make a showing. According to CD, if all turn up there will still be just 37 competitors.

Its now 1140 and breakfast is at 0815 so its time to sign off.

More anon
Alan