Ian Clark <<Ian>>
writes:

It’s a bit dry in Central Otago, New Zealand at the moment. We had
some RC planes using the airstrip we tow from and one of the planes back-fired
setting the grass on fire. The hobbyists couldn’t get the blaze under control
and as a result, we were lucky to save our equipment from going up in flames.
The lift has been pretty strong out there with 3 minute tows to 2500 ft AGL the
norm and difficulty in getting down.

John Smith doing a tandem.