Day 1 Monday

Hugh Brookes was very bullish but it wasn't to be. Little sun, lots of cloud, and showers delayed the launch whatever the Director said!!!

Gridded before briefing. My mum always said I was special! I had row 13 all to myself.

15Ms was set 274k then rebriefed for 158k but then finally scrubbed at 16:30. I took a launch at about 17:30 and flew for about an hour up and down a squall line that went up towards Newbury. Good climbs and runs to 3500ft. Gave me an opportunity to test my loggers and look for fields in the final glide area.

J1M on the grid

Curry and bed. Director says we WILL fly tomorrow. Many thanks to Steve Williams for his help today.