Day 5 - some pictures

This first picture shows the Leszno airfield at 0830 this morning, looking from the road at the eastern edge of the field.  In terms of a standard airfield, it does not really have runways laid out as we are accustomed in Canada, it is really just a big field.  Yesterday, as I was on final, there were 6 other gliders beside me and we all landed line abreast.

Based on the sky this morning, it did not seem likely that we would fly, but at the 10 AM meeting, the decision was postponed  to noon.  Around 11 AM, the Open class was told to grid for 1 PM.  In the Open class, almost everyone has an engine, so a mass landout day is not nearly as taxing as in the other classes.

At 1:30, the launch of the open class started into a very dark sky as shown in the picture below.  There were cu, but also a heavy cirrus shelf over top.

A small gaggle of Open class gliders shortly after release.

Once everyone was in the air, the day was cancelled.