A grey damp start but the clubhouse was buzzing with members!
There was a good atmosphere and with the occasional optimistic updates
from the duty instructor Simon M people seemed content to have cups of
tea and bacon sandwiches !
At about 12 there was a call to
arms, the kit was readied and we set up for a NW run. Launches were to
1500 ft, by tracking up the ridge line you could maintain 1200ft the
air seemed strangely buoyant , there might have been weak wave in sync
with the ridge as the view to the west did have wave bars. Flying
continued until the inevitable rain arrived , after a short break it was
decided that it was in for the day so the toys were washed , dried and
put to bed.
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| Washing party |
JB did head butt the K21's horizontal stabiliser
trying to show how "tuff" he was , unfortunately they do build K21's
very strong in this area , the result was a rather demoralised JB and a
completely unscathed K21!
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| JB nurses his head |
Later in the Clubhouse the over head projector was put to good use with Matt showing us his various ridge runs using SeeYou maggot racing.
There were several informal lectures taking place around the clubhouse and people left feeling that the trip was worthwhile . - Mark C
