After another grotty Wednesday, Thursday regulars were
about early and set to on getting the kit out. Not quite a full
compliment due to other commitments and a slightly gloomy forecast
(again).
Low cloud and a, contrary
to forecast, north easterly breeze delayed the start until the
direction became more consistently north with bits of west. We set up to
launch from the south east corner for the first time for weeks.
Cloudbase rose and we started
flying soon after 10:30. First flights were circuits in fairly benign
conditions but soon thermal activity allowing extended flights until the
first of the showers called a lunch break.
3 trial lessons
were flown, Tony Chew was one, a former member from some years ago who might
return to the fold. He remembered several members from then and
mentioned a guy called Street who was apparently instructing at North
Hill many moons ago.
This was followed by a successful group evening for the Air Cadets - Peter Smith
