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

10 August 2026

Good morning all you amazing Wild2fly people! So, a rest day yesterday with all the rain ;) but we live in hope for today. No flying anywhere in SA as far as I could gather. And nothing quite as exciting on the Alps as all those 300km flights from yesterday. Still, Reto Reiser managed a credible 271km straight line flight along the Alps! It took 9 and half hours - the idea to land over 250km away from Rothorn. He has an interesting journey back! lol ;) https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:flyuphigh/9.08.2026/07:52#fd=comment 15 flights over 200km and 115 over 100km. On to our local weather where the CF and CoL is dominating everything. The freezing levels down low so a good chance of snow on the high lying regions for today and tomorrow. A strong contrast in weather with temps below zero in Lesotho while the west coast is having Oos wee and temps over 30 degrees C! Fo us in Wilderness the SAH/IOH pushing in the cold moist air from the ocean with a high probability of rain throughout the day. Skysight thinks we should get a gap in the rain from after lunch at Sedge. So, guess where we will go hang out and ty our luck! lol ;) The coast could also deliver some playful stuff and maybe even Map as well. Base is supposed to be fairly high around 3k plus, so that might be some incentive to give it a go at Sedge, I think. Tomorrow strong east winds with a small window in the morning form the looks of things... Hhhmm... Enjoy! :) High tide is at 14:05 and low tide around 6hrs either side of that. Sunrise was at 7:14 and setting at 17:56. Daylight of 10 hrs and 42 min!  :). Max temps today a icy 13 degrees C in Wilderness! Wow! 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: Learn to fly with your hands taking a half wrap around the brake toggles. But try to avoid just holding the bottom of the brake handle! ;)

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

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