Cross-country gliding

Preparing for take-off, the first cumulus of the dayGrid at gliding compTugs waiting to launch the grid at a gliding compGlider being towed at the start of its takeoffSelf-launching glider takes to the sky on a fine cross-country dayCranfield AirportDrains & patchwork fieldsMore patchwork fieldsLooking south to a convergence over the Toledo mountainsHigh over the Gredos mountainsRidge-running the MalvernsTrough of showers approachesOakley airfieldLooking down on Bala after a cloud climbRAF LakenheathRiver Trent meets River HumberSharing a thermal overhead the Buckminster Gliding ClubLooking down on ColchesterAcross the Solent to the Isle of Wightapproaching the south coast of the island, the Needles in the backgroundLooking East from the turnpointThe turnpoint: the lighthouse at St Catherine's PointFlying along the south coastBefore crossing the Thames EstuarySouthend AirportAt The WashAt The WashNorthbound towards MablethorpeArriving at the Black Mountains, on a 400km flightCheltenham RacecourseGliding towards the Long MyndWinter hill soaringThe flight line at New TempeLooking back towards New TempeA shower kicking up dustTow out gearAn isolated showerTiptoeing around a stormFinal glide into New TempeField landingCader IdrisCader IdrisSandbanks in the estuaryOn the South Downs ridgeRadio masts on the ridgeGliding the ridges in AutumnClimbing out of Portmoak on a calm dayMountain viewFoothillsThe bonnie bonnie banks of....FoothillsHeavy industry, Scunthorpe, on the way to the Humber from Dunstable.Hill fortArriving at the Humber Bridge before turning for homeSea breeze on the South CoastWhat a great day for flying!Clear of cloudThe Black Mountains, late afternoonOver Wurzburg city centreFlying the Inn ValleyYork MinsterLooking up the wing in a left hand turnLanded in a field