Chikens falling out of the nest

We have a studing weekend here. Three new pilots are browsing the training hill. In last 5 days we gattered the knowledge so now they can fall from the nest and fly. Small jumps will follow with tandem flight with us and then slow progression of learning the skills wich all of us will be learnign for the life time.

Here are some pictures from the training hills.

My home valley from above

Here are some pictures from Tolmin valley.

Starting place Kobala

Small villiage Most na Soči with a lake beside

View up the valley to Kobarid

Higher mountains

Kobala open 2008 THE VIDEO

All the pictures from Slovenian open 2008

Take a look at link

HERE

3th last task (Kobala open 2008)

So we have come to an end of Kobala open competition. Last day we had a task of 86 km. The day looked great in the morning but the clouds came so we started in a zero lift and found the first lift 3 km away from the start. Primož Gričar won the day before Elio Cataldi and Stanislav Galovec. Elio won the competition overall and
Primož became a Slovenian national winner.
Here are some fotos from the price giving ceremony.

Official results are here

2. Task (Kobala open 2008)

Yesterday we had a 102 km task here. The task was quite dificult as only 3 pilots made it to the goal. Strong east wind was washing us on the start with the turbulence but it calmed down a bit trough the day. Elio Cataldi won the day before Peter Kejzar and Stanislav Galovec. Today the weather doesn`t look so god so we hope for tomorow.

Here are the pictures from yesterday

A view to the valley

Elio the winner and now overall leader

Grico posing

Start on Kobala

A visitor in the morning

Landing field

Chilling in the morning (Kobala open 2008)

Chilling in front of competition office next to the landing field.

Today we are going to the start