Bir - India 2005

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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