R37 arrived back early from it's holiday at Mendip GC and was immediately put to use. Not quite as busy as last
weekend, but still plenty to fly and JP was at it all day, flying that
is! Lovely to see our old friend Alan Rappaport who was a regular flyer
back in the 80's, as he keeps in touch with JP we occasionally get a
visit when he isn't
flying the 737.
Martin rigged and flew the LS3, Stuart managed to grab a
flight in too, before letting me have a nice float around the skies.
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| That glorious Devon Countryside (Lisa) |
Some trial lesson flights today flown by Matt (back from France) and Roly (back in the saddle) and some solo
flights in the K13 for Phil G.
The afternoon's
instructing was shared around (as Ian was on duty helping out at Mendip) and everyone flew, with Josh having his
second solo flight in the K21.
Pete and Jill in OL went to (nearly) Mendip and back
along the sea breeze front with the longest flight of the day of 2hrs30 and flying was wrapped up by 6pm. All in all a
lovely relaxed day at the club. - Lisa
News from Competition Enterprise
1st day, It was foggy after the overnight rain,
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| Foggy Bank (Liam) |
but eventually the task setters set a Compass Rose
task, which in the past few years I've had some success in, essentially a
N/S and E/W lines are drawn through the centre of Sutton Bank creating 4
sectors. You can then do an out and return to any point in each sector
and would be scored on the distance and there were bonus points for each out and return and for reaching either coast. Launching after 3pm, I decided to dash downwind, which in the SW wind meant there was very little land left, however
there was a nice convergence/wave/weird cloud thing running in that
direction, by the time I had done 15Km it had died leaving me in horrible
sky downwind from the enticing Cumulus that was moving closer from the
south. A few Kms running home I was in a field...
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| Thanks Dad - first retrieve (Liam) |
In hindsight I should
have pushed into the wind towards the better thermic conditions, but who
can't resist flying above the clouds! Sounds like an early start in the
morning with an early cut-off. - Liam
