Saturday felt like a real treat because the sun was shining (although not as warm as Jamaica!). The wind was light and from the South West, Yippeeeeeee we can fly! The field too wet for winch launches but aero-tows for all at bargain price were just the ticket. There were thermals in the south bowl and some reasonable flights.
Martin and Stu rigged KMV for the first time this year to blow out the cobwebs, while Mike F and Eric A worked through the list in the DG505 and K21, JB and Rowan commandeered the K13 so that Rowan could catch up on his long overdue instructor training before going on his BGA course in early April.
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| Rowan demonstrates another spin off an under banked and over ruddered final turn. Nice one! |
After lunch Stu flew to Dunks in VG with Roly, where they de-rigged and put her in a hanger ready for a new back window to be fitted. Later
in the afternoon the cloud was creeping in over the south ridge and
landing down the field was by far the best option with the added benefit
of no lengthy retrieving as seen earlier with the very light southerly
wind.
The last flight was taken by Henry (again!, thanks to the helpers). He took to the skies in a K21 with Heather to practice some patter. They were amazed by the awesome tow Matt gave around the scenery provided by the tops of the clouds, before gliding below them to do a few beats on the south ridge. A very nice evening!
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| Surreal |
Saturday night we had a very interesting 'short' talk from Harry Dike of the Devon and Somerset Condor Paragliding Club. He spoke about his passion for Paragliding which involved attaching a student to some paragliding gear.
After the talk, stragglers feasted on a carvery, while Chris H played on the mountains.
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| Not a sim |
