A bright and early start today with extended circuits before 10:00. Pete B was the third launch at 10:19 in the Junior with an attempt at 5 hours. Conditions developed nicely with cloudbase at 2700 ft and some crosswind streets, however some Cirrus started getting thicker and the Cumulus started to disappear.
By lunchtime, the Cumulus was all to the East of us although it was still nicely soarable most of the time.
Pete B got caught by one of the difficult spells and was on the ground after 4 hr 13 min but still with the longest flight of the day. Ollie re-soloed after about a year away at Uni.
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| Happy Ollie after resoloing |
Ron in ASW20 611 turned Sturminster Newton and Pete St in Discus 230 managed an O/R to Salisbury 212 km making use of the convergence along the south coast to get back.
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| Enjoying the sunshine |
Once again the Club members only had one two-seater to play with, but with some careful planning particularly around lunch time, John Si worked hard to get everyone flown. We welcomed Dan a visitor from Wittering who we hope will join us in October.
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| A big party in the snug at the Keeper's |
In the evening the Course members, Instructors, Helpers, Hangers on and Families enjoyed a lovely evening at Keeper's Cottage, with speeches and presents.
