Saturday 16th April

A dismal morning under threatening, black clouds,  heavy with showers, and the afternoon developing, as forecast, to give us sunshine. There was never any really good lift anywhere, but it proved an excellent opportunity for yellow card checks – the brisk northerly wind veering and backing, gave everyone some challenging flying. 
Thanks must go to Duty Instructors Peter Smith and Rowan Smith for their patience and stamina: endless simulated cable breaks and launch failures of varying heights, with the associated long walks back to the launch point. 
There was a fair amount of solo flying, but mostly circuits or extended circuits. The exception was Matt Wright in M5 who clocked up around 90 minutes. 
All in all, a satisfying club day, with the long flying list well organized by Barbara and Mike Fairclough in their role of Duty Launch Marshall. - Wendy Willis-Fleming