Flew Gamston to Guernsey on Saturday at FL40 and the reverse route yesterday at FL50 in a C172. Apart from about a minute of bumps just south-east of Leicester, it was smooooooooth all the way. A little hazy but 20+ km viz and beautiful views, especially over Alderney and The Solent. If only the weather was always so good.....
I guess a little higher up it made all the difference. Back at 1,000ft in the circuit at Gamston it was bumpy as hell. Staying down low may not have been the order of the day.....