Bicc Pau

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Albert, so in someways you are thinking along the same lines as me.....?
But the main thing is you are not telling me I am a muppet for thinking about it.
Murrays' post also 'suggested' it could be a good opportunity.
Where I got my birds from, they sent their young birds to 430 miles so I am thinking the yearlings should do 500 easily.

[Bowbroom]

It’s not so much about the distance but the conditions on the day and it’s that determines the time on the wing
600 miles into a warm tail wind is a world away from 400 miles into a stiff head wind

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks for that BB. - do you have a good long range weather forecast that you use.?
I use XC weather and the bbc weather app which doesnt do France. I also like the BBC weather map UK
which gives you a good graphic of cloud and rain down as far as Spain but nothing that forecasts beyond 5 or 7 days.

[Bowbroom]

Try the Met office site

[Murray]

It’s not so much about the distance but the conditions on the day and it’s that determines the time on the wing
600 miles into a warm tail wind is a world away from 400 miles into a stiff head wind

That's right, it's the hours on the wing that get them.

[Devo1956]

This is the weather site i use, https://www.accuweather.com/en/fr/renne ... e_vignette

[Albert]

When you try to go into it in depth, it won't work, you either send Y/L or you don't. When flying south road the prevailing wind is S/W, and I don't believe that all these men that are preparing thier yearlings for these races are looking that far into the future. Any race flown in a nose wind can be difficult, its the chance you take.