Algodonales

I've just booked up for a weeks XC/thermalling course with Flyspain at the end of March in Algodonales. Having looked at many other courses/holidays and locations this seemed to offer the best deal for my level of experience and they also have self-catering accomodation. Hopefully i'll get some longer flights than I managed last year in Greece but without conditions being too booming! I had been planning an SIV course in Turkey this year but the dates clash with a friends wedding. Given the awful flying weather we've been having lately in the UK I'm currently wondering if I'll even get back in the air before I head off to Algodonales?

Anyway - time to start dreaming about some big distance flights in a sunny land...

Ground Handling Techniques - DVD

I bought this DVD a few weeks back from XCShop. I have watched it a couple of times now but to be honest I wasn't that impressed. There were a few useful tips I picked up regarding launches but I think my copy will be hitting eBay in the not to distant future. I would be great to handle a glider that well but just to have suitable conditions for groundhandling would be a major achievement in the UK. Most of the time it seems that the wind is far too strong and gusty. I would rate it 4 or 5 out of 10. Worth a look but not worth £19.95. Save your money for one of Jocky Sanderson's or Bruce Goldsmith's titles.