A
dismal morning under threatening, black clouds, heavy with showers, and the
afternoon developing, as forecast, to give us sunshine. There was never any
really good lift anywhere, but it proved an excellent opportunity for yellow
card checks – the brisk northerly wind veering and backing, gave everyone some
challenging flying.
Thanks must go to Duty Instructors Peter Smith and Rowan Smith for their
patience and stamina: endless simulated cable breaks and launch failures of
varying heights, with the associated long walks back to the launch point.
There
was a fair amount of solo flying, but mostly circuits or extended circuits. The
exception was Matt Wright in M5 who clocked up around 90 minutes.
All in all, a
satisfying club day, with the long flying list well organized by Barbara and
Mike Fairclough in their role of Duty Launch Marshall. - Wendy Willis-Fleming
