All the club gliders were out by 9pm and about 20 members ready to fly. We soon got the field set up, although the sky looked good, and with a fresh westerly we had great hopes of the ridge working and thermals popping but we were greeted with strong sink for most of the morning.
By lunch the wave that was causing the sink gave way to some strong thermals to 3,000ft and you could step into the wave/rotor and have some good climbs.
Dave C added 3 more Junior flights to his total and had his white card re-signed, Heather also renewed her white card and had a solo flight before the conditions got too rough, Ernie was kept busy all day with new members helped out by Lisa.
Joe D, Pete & Jill, Eric, Martin, Jeff and Robin all flew their own gliders and there were many long flights through the afternoon in wave, rotor and thermal.
At about 6pm the club handed over the airfield to the the evening trial lesson group led by Mike S and Lisa, as Roly had a pain in the neck and wisely decided not to fly. - JS
