Great day at Blackheath, the picture is by Kacper from a few weeks ago but gives you the idea - we got H-I-G-H!! 2900m ASL at launch in possibly the most consistent 5m/s climb I've ever experienced, cloudbase was a few hundred metres higher, exactly what XCSkies predicted. Headed NW towards Lithgow punching slight headwind, we had spoken about the possibility of crossing the mountains to Penrith, a flight that is yet to be done on a paraglider, I was keen and it was definitely the day for it but everybody just meandered off to the North. Of course I followed, bleating in their wake.
I landed with another pilot after flying through a world of sink and less than 20k from launch. The police came along after we had packed up and walked down the road a bit. They asked if in future we could avoid landing where we did as the guy who owns the land is quote "completely Jatz crackers" and he calls the police every time a hang glider lands on or near his property. The nice officer also told us that he (Jatz cracker land owner) also said "he told us he was watching you guys through a scope, but he didn't say what kind of scope"
Apparently it takes all kinds of people to make the world go round, even this kind.
Edit - for non-aussies, a 'Jatz cracker' is a type of biscuit which sometimes goes with cheese and dips. Can also be used as a colloquial term for a person who sometimes goes with a mug shot and hand cuffs.
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