Thursday 8th September - Course week

The forecast was dire, three warm fronts in quick succession to give low cloud and drizzle all day. However the morning produced low cloud, but no drizzle, time for the course to practise launch failures. Meanwhile CFI tried to sort out the lighting in the clubroom.
Tom before his first solo winch launch


Malcolm after his first solo in a glider

At lunchtime it brightened up, to enable full circuits and a little soaring under the 1500' cloudbase, visibility was spectacular. Course members 'Texas Tom'  and Malcolm soloed and Mark re-soloed after a few lean months. Roger, visiting from Rattlesden with his DG1000, was winch converted and took Tom for a flight, who was impressed by the upgrade from K21.
Jonathan flew his new toy for the first time, and likened the move from Junior to ASW19 to jumping from a Fiesta to a Mercedes.
Jonathan about to sample his new plaything