Piemonte -3 Santa Elisabetta: upper TO (again)

Very promising day! Yesterday just a few pilots showed up early on launch. Today was completely different: the shuttle was crammed and Pierandrea took another 3 pilots in his car .

He (again) launched first (around 1115) and quickly disappeared from my view. By the time I was ready (1200), all others were already in the air and heading east.
Pierandrea's flight (133k) is here .

Today I was flying my 'old' Axis Vega III, as the last few days I had troubles launching the ('new') AD Rise2. And I have to say it felt as solid and stable as ever; just the performance is a bit lower, but today this was not really important.

looking west towards Gran Paradiso

I just got high enough (2270m) to catch a short glimpse of the main Alpine divide (Alpenhauptkamm). Once I got pretty low (about 100m/gnd), but luckily a nice thermal saved me. I didn't attempt to try to fly back as the wind had become westerly at about 8-10kmh. And so I landed at Calea, the main landing for Cavallaria.

Lessolo/ Calea (LZ is to the left of the roundabout)

A friendly pilot from Milan offered to drive me back to Salto, where I had parked my car.

Grazie tanto Fabio!!