'Proof that a weather forecast is just that...'
With
all of the course members, Instructors and ground helpers ready to go
at 8:30 the first day of the May course got underway with safety lectures,
introductions and, importantly, finding out course member personal aims
and objectives for the week.
Flying
was soon started for the day and apart from a couple of stops for short,
sharp showers, it was then flight after flight for the rest of the day
apart from a lunch break.
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| Stop for lunch |
The thermals were good in places with Pete F and his student managing 8.2 knots on the lift averager on one particular flight.
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| New member John enjoys his first taste of gliding |
By
the end of the day, all of the course members had had at least 3 flights
with most having 4 or 5, and with everyone having had the fun of finding
thermals and then learning how to soar for the first time or simply
improve existing flying skills. The North West ridge helped by both providing a 'fall back' source of ridge lift and as ever being a good location to find thermals.
In
and amongst the course flying some of the ground crew helpers had their
own fun in a Junior and Adrian had a flight of just under an hour and a
half in his Jantar (FDX).
With an improving weather forecast for the rest of the week things can only get even better...
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| ...more tomorrow |
Stats for the day:
26 K21 flights and 5 Junior/Jantar flights with around 7.5 hours total flying time. - Mike Sl
