Day 2 of our Aim Higher
Cross-country week and what lovely weather we had for it! Briefing at 9:00am
and then flying from 11:00am.
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| Some of the grid ready to launch (Paul Summers) |
Some of us local soaring and practising our
thermal techniques as taught in the classroom yesterday, others flew the declared tasks, Club 100kms Tiverton East- Yeovil and variations on the Club 200kms to The Park, Blandford and Cullompton.
Despite nice weather we did experience lively aerotows
well handled by Robert Lee and also some turbulent approaches, all good
stuff and very enjoyable. There were 6-8 knot thermals , convergences, streeting and wave influence and a sea breeze
front not to mention that increasing easterly headwind. - Matt Wright was heard saying we should have all
done 500's!! . Nick Hine ran the Launch vehicle and Dan Johns made sure the
grid was well managed.
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| Lovely looking sky with streeting and sea breezes (Lisa Humphries) |
Matt went round the Club 100 twice in DG505 JZK with a crew change, first with Steve Morris, (on his first experience of cross-country flying in a glider), and then with Tom Sides after he had flown the DG300 for a while. Both K21's flew round the Club 100 with Rowan Smith showing Ray Dodd and Martin Woolner guiding Paul Summers.
For the Club 200, Ron Johns and Paul Medlock in ASH25 711 completed Club 200 and got half way to Okehampton before turning back 293km. Kevin Atkinson and Nigel Everett in ASH25 RC and Phil Morrison in ASW20 611 completed the Club 200, and Pete & Jill Harmer in Duo Discus OL completed Club 200 and went on to MUD and back 234km.
Peter Smith in Lak 19t 1UP , Nick Harrison in DG202/17 JDD, Tom Sides in DG300 FAJ, Jeff Taberham in Mosquito 380, Steve Westlake in Discus FER, and Chris Heide in Libelle CLM, James Flory in ASW19 877 and Lisa Humphries in LS6 BA also flew locally. (waiting for flights to be posted on the ladder)
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| Where they went (Ruth Comer) |
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| Lisa's lovely LS6 (Lisa Humphries) |
Martin tried the LS6 after his cross-country
in the K21, More to come this week looking at
the forecast
and a great week so far! - Lisa Humphries & Jill Harmer
