Stephen is preparing based on a southerly wind, which is pretty close to the across-runway axis but over 20 knots. The limit is 24.

Today is also Team Manager Swap day. Richard arrived last night and Pete departs on the lunchtime plane. Its a good job their hotel room has two beds, I will check with the maid later to see if they were both slept in.

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Hello again
When they get wet weather in Formula 1, they change the tyres. When we get wet weather at AEAC, we change our team manager. Seems appropriate...

Its now 1330 local and we are about to have yet another met briefing. Not surprisingly, for anyone who has been to Fenland, a bright early morning with moisture on the ground and a wind with an easterly component usually means there is just time to get the judging line manned before the low scud forms below the higher overcast layer. In this respect, the East of Finland is very like the East of England. So it is surprising that the English ex-pat met man Robin failed to include this probability in his 0830 briefing. Perhaps that is why he is an ex-pat met man, not on the telly with Michael Fish and all those really accurate forecasters(?).

Any way. The warm-up pilot flew the low lines and had a crack at the unknown, but Polish Pilot #1 took off and came straight back down again because of the scud that was just forming. I can just hear the CD in the background indicating that flying is now cancelled until next briefing Friday morning!! Tomorrow they will organise some sightseeing and a party. Otherwise we are on our own to explore Finland in the rain.

Will probably send some more pictures later, from the hotel. Then you can expect very short blogs for a few days. Could any Advanced pilots with an E300 or 300L to hand please find a gap in the English murk and go fly that second unknown. Enter the spin at 3,300' and make a note of the low points in the sequence? We need the data to confirm out theoretical predictions.

This is not cheating, just research.....
Alan