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Peter Kralik on launch with a picture-perfect Slovakian sky yesterday! :)

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The weather and safety outlook for 9 June 2026.

There is a flying tip and an acronym index at the bottom of the report for those not understanding some of the weather jargon. ;)

9 June 2026

 Two flights over 200km and 83 over 100km. Sebastian doing 221km straight line flight in Germany. yesterday. https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:woodcutt/8.06.2026/08:11 Our cover pick from Peter Kralik from Slovakia with a picture-perfect sky! For our SA weather there is not much energy looking at the 10k vertical velocity map so no wave formations around today. The SAH is dominating with a westerly flow pattern, and we have some post frontal air doing the rounds from yesterday passing CF. So the forecast is actually looking good. :) Winds starting off with hardly any wind but then from around 11 a light SW starts that will gradually back t the SE by the end f the day. Sedg def the spot I think though the coast could offer something to play in around midday/lunchtime. Lots of Q's around today with perhaps even some OD into the afternoon. Base around 1400-1800ft. And the thermals should be sweet. Best time from 12:30 to 14:00. At last, some good stuff to fly in! :)) Lekker! High tide is at 10:13 and low tide at 16:11. Sunrise was at 7:31 and setting at 17:27. Daylight of 9 hrs and 57 min. Max temps today a cool 17 degrees C in Wilderness! Have a lekker one everybody and as always, remember also to take a moment and reflect on God. :) That’s really what life is all about. (John 10:10. Rom 10:9. Eph 4:31-32.)

Todays flying tip: Get a small utility knife as part of your flying kit. ;)

Map top landing Site briefing here: https://wild2fly.co.za/index.php/weather-wilderness/weather-wilderness-history 

Did you know, we do CAA approved Mustache/Parakite introductions and conversions. :)

SA synoptic at 14:00 :)

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Cloud base for SA at 14:00. :)

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SA rain. ;)

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Vertical velocity and wind at 10k.

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Sedge SkewT :)

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Sedge 3 day Overview. ;)

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Wilderness winds midday :)

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Wilderness cloud base midday :)

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Do you like reading flying related stuff? ;) Check out my old blog for some interesting fun and musings on life and flying around the tropical islands of Seychelles. http://wingsandwhalesharks.blogspot.com/

Wild2Fly weather report Acronym sheet


IOH – Indian Ocean High Pressure System
SAH – Southern Atlantic High Pressure system
LSH - Lesotho High Pressure System
B/S - Boyancy Shear ration
CB - Charlie Bravo, Aviation term for Thunderstorms
CT – Cape Town
CP – Cape Point
CF - Cold Front
CATS - Clear Air Turbulence
CoL - Cut of Low
GR - Garden Route
EL - East London
GE - Great Escarpment
LR – Lapse Rate
LH – Lions Head
SH – Signal Hill
SLP – Sir Lowries Pass
FB – False Bay
FH - Franschoek
RB - Rondebossie
PV – Porterville
PB - Picketberg
SB - Swartberg Pass
CP – CarPark
BH – Beach Hotel
WC – Western Cape
PE – Port Elizabeth
PA – Port Alfred
WWB - Wrong Way Bob
W – West
OD - Over development
Q's - Cumulous clouds
SW – South West
WSW – West South West etc
MIT - Metrology
MET - Meteoroly
VFR - Visual Flight Rules
FVR - For the dislexic - means same as above... :))
WYSIWIG - What You See Is What You Get.
SHPB - Southern High Pressure Belt
If I have missed anything let me know.

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