We decided to head up the Zwölferkopf for lunch while Becky’s mum was visiting, and as the conditions were good I took advantage and enjoyed a short scenic flight after lunch. The flight was never going to be a long XC, but it was very enjoyable with a mixture of soaring in the valley wind and thermal flying when I was above the Rofangebirge.

After a very enjoyable flight it was time to land, which took a bit longer than anticipated due to some very strange valley winds which were converging above the landing field, which created a lot of lift and a lot of turbulence. After about 25mins of struggling with descending and then re-ascending I did eventually manage to stay down and land out away from the convergence.

Flying in front of Rofan and over the Achensee
Looking along the Achensee shortly after take off
Wonderful view of the Sonnwend Gebirge and the Achensee
Wonderful view of the Seebergspitze, the Achensee and the Sonnwend Gebirge
On the valley crossing to Ebner Joch
Looking south into the Zillertaler Alpen
Flying above the Ebner Joch towards Rofan
Flying north along the Achensee
Looking north along the Achensee
Route Type: FAI TriangleRoute Distance: 15.1kmFlight Duration: 1h24mXC Duration: 55m49sXC Speed: 16.2km/h