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Bir - India 2005
Rich Hardings photos of a trip he and a large number of other Avon pilots made to Bir in India during Autumn 2005

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 Okay, we've gotta get back over this lot!!  Better find a climb here then! - Rich Harding
 Big mountains at turnpoint - Rich Harding
 Graham *very* near Dharamshala - look at that path up the spine! Vario
in corner of shot.  Note another vulture - or the other one is *still*
there and this is probably at least a km further as Graham has overtaken
me! - Rich Harding
 This was an easy glide then - Rich Harding
 Graham, near Dharamshala - Rich Harding
 Big stuff close to Dharamshala - Rich Harding
 Vulture even closer to Graham - yes, they *are* that big! - Rich Harding
 Graham plus griffon vulture - followed us for a couple of km on this
glide, near Palampur on the way to Dharamshala - Rich Harding
 Paddy field landing below take off, 200yds from house, end of out and
return to turnpoint above Mandi, 27.1km * 2 - Rich Harding
 Looking from top to bottom launch - ooh, look, a tiny bit of wind! - Rich Harding
 Looking from top launch towards Chowgan (Bir Colony) - Rich Harding
 Dr Mike, Ian and Mark on top launch, looking North - Rich Harding
 Jim, very small, dead centre on final glide to Mandi - the waypointed
landing field is the river sandbank bottom right; we landed on the town
cricket pitch, which is round the river bend, behind the last, green
ridge you can see below Jim; it was a bit tight! - Rich Harding
 Looking back the way we came - Richard Harding
 Jim Mallinson, Ozone Geo, leaving for final glide to Mandi - Rich Harding
 Overtaking, Indian style - there are other pilots in there - Rich Harding
 Palampur by-pass! - Richard Harding
 Martin in taxi - Rich Harding
 Staff c/w strange nose ring, Pathankot station yard - Rich Harding
 Pathankot station, c/w camouflage, Mark and taxi driver - Rich Harding
 Sleeping compartment, bleary eyed Martin - Rich Harding
 Station - Rich Harding
 Unwanted rolling stock disposal - Rich Harding
 Level crossing - Rich Harding
 Mark, Martin, Staff, Mike.  Why open the window when you can open the
door! - Rich Harding
 Hanging out of the door of the Jammu mail first class sleeping car,
early morning - Rich Harding