Twas murky at the Club when we arrived, but improved a little during the morning. So a very early lunch/snack stop then the K21s and a Junior were taken to the western midfield launch point and the field set up soon after midday. Very difficult to ascertain cloudbase visually as a featureless blanket overhead and conflicting Met info.
Glenn, recently returned from Grecian warmth, and I took a launch and he wisely released at about 800ft followed by a shortened circuit.
We waited for a while with much studying of mobile phones and the sky and convinced ourselves that it was higher so I took a launch with Don as P2. Alas the cloudbase was lower - so an early release, unable to land ahead, so a shortened circuit and hangar landing. So the toys were put away....
Skylaunch winch (Library picture)
At least we tried and the oil pressure light on the winch didn’t illuminate. - Peter Smith
