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The following is a translation of the article “Brontes: ca Gronde dans les Thermiques!” published in Vol Libre no. 316, November 2002. The sections on Sky company history and the performance data have been omitted.

The day started off badly enough. Rising at 5 am reminds me that I’m not an early bird. Not that I’m a night owl either – more of a midday person really. Rush breakfast, bundle the glider into the pickup, scuttle off to fetch the new driver. Looking back with 20/20 hindsight, it’s obvious that I should have simply switched the alarm off and stayed in the sack.