As a glider pilot, the sky today was wondrous: an ocean of large, fluffy white clouds with flat dark undersides, spreading from horizon to horizon - a clear sign of substantial thermal activity. The UK specific RASP weather model rated today five stars throughout the entire day - the star rating being the cumulative predicator of all the factors that can generate 'lift' for any soaring flight, with five being the very highest. Indeed, a glance at Flight Radar indicated that nearly every glider going was soaring UK skies today. The necessities of work meant that I could not join them, but an enjoyable sounding of NOAA 19 all the same, albeit marred by noise.