We woke up to westerlies - great! However there was a very low cloud base - not what we were hoping for.
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| Juniors at Long Mynd (Lorna Carter) |
After having breakfast, unpacking the hangar and saying goodbye to J and Pete for the week, the cloud base still hadn’t risen enough for us to fly… So we all came in for an early lunch before most of the NHL crew went outside to the ridge to fly their models.
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| Jess & Pete on the way home (Lorna Carter) |
Eventually, the cloud base lifted, so we decided to move up to flying the full-sized aircraft!
We had some incredible flights throughout the day, with Josh, Reuben, Ellie and Charlie having around an hour each in the DG505 doing a combination of ridge soaring, “go arounds” and ridge bashing, a first experience for all!
We had some incredible flights throughout the day, with Josh, Reuben, Ellie and Charlie having around an hour each in the DG505 doing a combination of ridge soaring, “go arounds” and ridge bashing, a first experience for all!
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| DG505 on the ridge (Lorna Carter) |
Meanwhile, Oscar and Lizzie flew the Mynd’s Twin Astir., Oscar was having his site checks; a full height launch with some ridge bashing and a launch failure before he was sent off for a 35 minute flight in the Mynd's Discus.
Lizzie’s flight in the Twin Astir was also a check flight, however she was unable to solo due to the sunset, but is hoping to fly the K23 tomorrow.
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| Lizzie's check flight in Twin Astir (Lizzie Westcott) |
Lizzie’s flight in the Twin Astir was also a check flight, however she was unable to solo due to the sunset, but is hoping to fly the K23 tomorrow.
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| Congrats to Oscar converting to Discus (Oscar Leeson) |
There are a number of solo flights that we hope will be achieved over the next couple of days; Oscar is hoping for more flights in the Discus, while Lizzie and Charlie hope to fly the K23 and get their solo hours up.
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| Enjoying flying at Long Mynd (Lorna Carter) |
We’re now looking forward to some buffet-style Chinese food - what a way to end an incredible day!- Lizzie Westcott
