We arrived at Brentor about 0900, the club was already busy (how the place has changed!) we were greeted by the locals and offered a nice cup of tea to cheer us up.
Don (CFI) was his usual optimistic self and confident that things would get better and how right he was.
We rigged the DG with help from the locals and soon we were online. From the very first flight you could feel weak wave/thermals. Jimbob and I had two flights before Henry jumped in. Our flight was the best for the NH crowd for the day, a mixture of wave and energy lines.
The local pundits Dave Jesty and Trevor Taylor really showed us the way to go, both enjoying over 3.5 hours and getting to 6,500 ft above site. Trevor flew to within 30 km of NH above cloud when he turned for home and prepared the glider for a cloud descent. To his horror his artificial horizon misted up forcing him to go the long way around Okehampton. Dave and Trev only coming down to de-rig before the temperature dropped.
Dave Weeks dropped in with his new lady but did not fly. A great day and a big thank you to Brentor for providing the lift and cups of tea.
10,000 ft next time ??
Mark
