The tops of the Canary Wharf towers were hidden in the curiously luminous, low anticyclonic cloud this morning.

On Blackheath it was very damp underfoot with worm casts in addition to the goose shit.  Not exactly the stable surface I had hoped for!  The breeze from the west was somewhat stronger than forecast, probably about 9mph, gusting higher.

So not the conditions for flying both stacks side by side today but I did try the full1.5 version.  The slippery surface really was an issue but I did get to add some more ‘forwards’ assisting takeoff and parking the stack comfortably at the top of the window.  The bits in between were not so pretty in my risk adverse mode.

I found a ‘less tedious’ breakdown sequence, bunching the kites together LE up and tying the centre and outer link lines before removing the vertical spars.

Then on to a more suitable kite for the conditions, mid vent 1.5 with race rods…

That will have been the last fly for 2018.  I may be tempted out on New Years Day but at this stage it looks as if the gloomy anticyclonic conditions will still be in place.

Felix