A bright but chilly start, not
many members as quite a few were recovering from the expedition to
Portmoak, gliding started about 10:30am the first few launches failed to
get away.
Robert was
first to stay up and paved the way for many soaring flights, the thermals
were quite difficult to read but quite strong, with wave interference, the cloud base didn't get
much above 2,500ft, the visibility was good in the light northwesterly wind.
There were two Trial lessons today and several other aerotows. Tom in DG1 attempted the Club 100, but having turned Tiverton East, got stuck at Hemyock and landed safely in a field near Dunkeswell.
Dave C is beginning to enjoy his new acquisition with more than 2 hours in Pilatus B4 CVV .
There
were fourteen private gliders in the air with 8 of them achieving between 1.5 and 3 hours but no cross-countries flown
and a bit of late wave to play with at the end of the day. - JSt
