Whether the influence of members celebrating Mother's Day with their
nearest and dearest or the effect of a lost hour overnight there were
few members at the start of the day but enough to take both K21s and a
Junior down to the North West corner of the field.
First launch underway at around 10:00 and then a morning of extended circuits in a hazy blue sky with light south easterly wind.
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As the morning progressed there was the potential, yet unfulfilled, promise of some tangible lift off the South ridge but such potential remained just that.
A declared lunch break at just past 1 o'clock on the last Sunday of March indicates how quiet both the Club and the weather were - and an hour and three quarters later there was little enthusiasm for a return to the other end of the field.
However some members were eventually stirred into action for an afternoon of more extended circuits with some pleasant 'wafting about' in and around the South ridge.
First launch underway at around 10:00 and then a morning of extended circuits in a hazy blue sky with light south easterly wind.
As the morning progressed there was the potential, yet unfulfilled, promise of some tangible lift off the South ridge but such potential remained just that.
A declared lunch break at just past 1 o'clock on the last Sunday of March indicates how quiet both the Club and the weather were - and an hour and three quarters later there was little enthusiasm for a return to the other end of the field.
However some members were eventually stirred into action for an afternoon of more extended circuits with some pleasant 'wafting about' in and around the South ridge.
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| Dave tried out the Pilatus B4 |
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| Adrian finally gets to fly IS-28M2 |
Adrian was checked out to fly the motorglider and the IS-28M2 flew from North Hill for the first time.
Tim Peters had another solo in the K21 and also was cleared to fly the K13 solo. Liam continued to work on his BI patter and flying.
Statistics for the day
45 flights in total (29 dual,16 solo)
Total flight time of just over 5 hrs for the day with no flights over 30 minutes reflecting the lack of real lift during the day.
And by the time the hangar doors were shut for the day at around 6:30 everyone who had wanted to fly had done so. - Mike Sl
Tim Peters had another solo in the K21 and also was cleared to fly the K13 solo. Liam continued to work on his BI patter and flying.
Statistics for the day
45 flights in total (29 dual,16 solo)
Total flight time of just over 5 hrs for the day with no flights over 30 minutes reflecting the lack of real lift during the day.
And by the time the hangar doors were shut for the day at around 6:30 everyone who had wanted to fly had done so. - Mike Sl
