17th July, Ölü Deniz

Annie on the roof of the Focus truck chatting with Colin, going up Babadag

Colin (Romanian acro pilot and psychologist/philosopher)

Mahonie had told Annie and me that he was envious that we could both fly in each other's company while he and his girlfriend could not. Many people have had this thought, and it was a pleasure to fly with Annie on this day, in close radio contact, comparing how our gliders' flew.

Confident after my recent XC, I decided I'd do a full stall on this flight, but instead of slowing the glider down I entered it dynamically. It was difficult to bury the breaks enough to stall it, and after falling the wing reappeared in a complete mess above me - horseshoed and asymmetrical. I waited for a long time - breaks half up - for it to sort itself out into a shape I recognized, but it didn't. When I released I had to cope with messy asymmetric surge - a moment Annie caught on camera. I wouldn't do this again in a hurry.

recovering from dynamic stall