The weather forecast suggested some potential for flying during the day yet it was still very quiet at the Club.
As
the morning progressed slowly but surely the forecast weather clearance
started to appear in the distant West as did more members - and
gradually an increasing sense of optimism about flying saw the hangar
doors opened and Daily Inspections of gliders being undertaken.
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| Waiting for the sun |
With
the launch point set up in the South East corner of the field flying
started shortly after 11:00am - the Northerly wind with an element of East
providing the opportunity for pilots to demonstrate their skills at both
taking off and landing with a slight tailwind evident from time to time.
By lunchtime good progress had been made with the flying list,
but with only a few members to keep the launches going a decision was
made to stop for lunch - with members suitably refreshed, flying soon
started again and with the sun doing it's best to shine through the
cloud the afternoon saw steadily improving weather ensuring that all who
wanted to fly were able to do so.
The wind direction did not make for particularly high launches and that Liam
achieved the longest flight of the day in a Junior at 8 minutes, with
the shortest two-seater circuits being several of 3 minutes,
tells it's own story about the lack of any help to pilots wishing to
stay up longer in the pleasant autumn sky.
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| Simon and Louis enjoyed a trip to the South coast |
During the day James
continued his training in the Falke which was also taken by Simon L and
Louis, and then Mark C and Paul S, for some scenic flights around North
Hill.
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| Nick enjoys his birthday flight |
Nick celebrated his Birthday by flying in the K13 (CCY),
commenting afterwards that he might well like to fly in the K13 again
rather than the DG505...
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| A beautiful sunny sky to end the day |
By the end of the afternoon a total of 25 flights (17 dual, 8 solo) had been completed.
As someone often says "If you are not at the Club then you will not fly..." -Mike Sl
