A small but enthusiastic band of optimists got the field set up and
a towed a K21 and Junior up to the west end of the field in the mist so
as to be ready for when the low cloud lifted. They then returned to the
warm clubroom and with great devotion sacrificed Tea throughout the
morning in an attempt to entice the cloud to lift.
This
was clearly successful because shortly after lunch the cloud began to
break and although cloud base looked pretty low we were able to take a
launch. The first launch into the fresh easterly wind was abandoned at
600ft due to a rebellious patch of low cloud, but at least we were
flying! So, rather than have people standing around worrying that it was
not worth the cost of a winch launch for such a short flight, or even
packing up and going home, It was decided to do a Tesco Special - 'Two
for the price of one' if they had a really short flight because of the
low cloud. So we kept flying and soon the cloud lifted.
Gordon
and Liam flew the Junior while Ray H, Mark E, Mike Fa
and Harry kept JB captive in the back of the K21until it was
almost dark!
Congratulations to Harry for successfully completing his Yellow card and well done to everyone
for such excellent teamwork! Once again, living proof that staying on
site and drinking tea can be good for your flying!
jb :-)
