'September Sunday Sunshine'
With a sunny day forecast, no surprise that the flying list was half way full before 9:00, and with a group of members including several returning temporary members keen to get flying, gliders were soon being taken out of the hangar.
With an evident North Easterly wind the launch point was set up in the South West corner of the field albeit with an expectation that as the forecast was for the wind to become more Southerly, at some stage a change of sides might well be likely.
Daily inspections were completed on the K21s, the DG505 and the Junior which were soon being walked down to the launch point .
By lunchtime progress was being made with the flying list, both training flights and trial lesson flights, with Pete B completing his first official trial lesson in a K21.
Then with the wind having become more Southerly as forecast the launch point and winch were moved to the North West and South East corners respectively.
With some clear signs of thermal activity by around lunchtime the flights became more than just circuits with a cloud base of around 2000' allowing gliders to search further afield for the better lift available.
With Club gliders staying up several private gliders were rigged and launched PIK20, Lak19T, DG100 and Mosquito. Peter Sm having the longest flight with 2:23.
With a sunny day forecast, no surprise that the flying list was half way full before 9:00, and with a group of members including several returning temporary members keen to get flying, gliders were soon being taken out of the hangar.
With an evident North Easterly wind the launch point was set up in the South West corner of the field albeit with an expectation that as the forecast was for the wind to become more Southerly, at some stage a change of sides might well be likely.
Daily inspections were completed on the K21s, the DG505 and the Junior which were soon being walked down to the launch point .
By lunchtime progress was being made with the flying list, both training flights and trial lesson flights, with Pete B completing his first official trial lesson in a K21.
Then with the wind having become more Southerly as forecast the launch point and winch were moved to the North West and South East corners respectively.
With some clear signs of thermal activity by around lunchtime the flights became more than just circuits with a cloud base of around 2000' allowing gliders to search further afield for the better lift available.
With Club gliders staying up several private gliders were rigged and launched PIK20, Lak19T, DG100 and Mosquito. Peter Sm having the longest flight with 2:23.
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| September sunshine and thermals (Mike Sl) |
During
the afternoon cloudbase improved to around 3000' and for a couple of
hours great fun was had by all enjoying the September sunshine and good
thermic conditions.
The 2 Falkes went off to play several times as well with various pilots,
The 2 Falkes went off to play several times as well with various pilots,
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| 2*Falkes (Stu) |
and Guy did his first official aerotow.
By just after 18:00 we had managed to get through the flying list, and the K21 HCX was derigged ready for Dick S to take it to Zulu Glastek for the rear canopy to be sorted. - Mike Sl
