I arrived a bit late (09:10) thinking the Thursday crew would not be
there early, how wrong I was!! Adrian had DI'd two gliders and all
the rest of the kit had been fuelled and readied for the day ahead .
The
wind was very strong - 20 gusting 35 due south so we retired to the Clubhouse for a cup of tea and a closer look at the Met. The overhead
projector was put to good use as I talked to people about the Met Office
forms 214/215 . After a quick refresher about strong wind circuits and
ground handling in strong winds we proceeded to the launch point.
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| Parking in strong winds |
I took a launch with Chris M, much
to our surprise there was lift everywhere! After 30 mins or so we
decided to land to let others have a go. Super Matt launched 30 min
before lunch with Glyn and decided to stay
airborne until we came out from an extended lunch an hour or so later !
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| Drying the wings after a shower |
The
conditions remained fiesty all day thankfully, Paul C helped out to ease
pressure on the instructing, after several showers pulsing through we
decided to call it a day at about 3:45 with rain falling as we packed
the hanger. Most people flew and we made the best of a boisterous day. Thanks to all the Thursday crew for working so hard in difficult conditions
. -MC (Ed - and a big thank you to Mark for holding the fort.)
