'As someone we all know says, if you do not go to the Club you will not fly......'
That
the gate to the Club was still locked at 8:30am when the first members
arrived suggested that it was going to be a quiet day.
With
the weather at the start of the day quite flyable albeit with a brisk
Northerly wind there was some optimism that more members would turn up,
so vehicles were inspected and hangar doors opened in anticipation of
some flying at some stage during the day.
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| Launch point set up in optimism (Mike Sl) |
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| Will it miss us? (Mike Sl) |
The
morning saw various short but sharp showers move across the field
preventing the gliders from being taken out of the hangar - however by
mid-morning and with the arrival of enough members to be able to start
flying, eventually the patience of those present was rewarded by a blue
sky and a wind direction suggesting that the North ridge may work
well enough for extended flights.
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| A much better looking sky (Mike Sl) |
After
a couple of short breaks for further showers, following a quick lunch
the weather gods allowed everyone to fly an enjoyable afternoon of
'fun in the sun' - as well as good ridge lift in places, there was even the
odd thermal or two which provided the opportunity for pilots to try and
use the lift available to best effect.
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| Time to put the toys away (Mike Sl) |
With
a rapidly approaching rain front towards the end of the day and with
everyone having had the chance to fly, a decision was made to wash and
put the gliders away.
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| Committee members washing gliders (Mike Sl) |
Longest flight of the day was Eric (Junior KHA) with 24 minutes.
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| DG505 at the end of the rainbow (Mike Sl) |
A good day had by all who were there - as someone often says... Mike Sl
And a mighty 'thank you' to JB and M5 Matt who spent the entire day in the workshop rubbing down and waxing the wings of KEK. Pete St
And a mighty 'thank you' to JB and M5 Matt who spent the entire day in the workshop rubbing down and waxing the wings of KEK. Pete St
