The forecast was for heavy rain clearing through at lunchtime and a pleasant afternoon, so the morning was occupied by weather briefings, how to plan your first cross-country flight and some patter practising on the 'make-do' simulator.
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| Wet field (Mark C) |
The timing of the rain clearance was pretty accurate and so was the clearance of the veil of high cloud, but with 10mm of rain the field was pretty wet with big puddles on the winch runs, so it was aerotow only and the first launch at 3:30pm.
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| Weaving round the cumulus (Mark C) |
There were 11 aerotows including a simulated rope break for Aston in K21 - who then followed up with the longest flight in the Junior of 44 mins, finally packing up after 7:00pm.
Worth waiting for...... J&P
