North Hill was sticking out the top of the freezing fog again, so after some slippery, foggy journeys to the Club, the gliders were put out in the sun to enjoy the rays. Sunglasses were an essential during the morning in the very light southwesterly wind. With really good launches to 1500ft, and a very gentle float down in smooth air, most flights were 8 or 9 minutes with John Pursey in SF27 holding on the longest.
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| Clear blue sky all morning at North Hill (Mike Sloggett) |
Whilst John was exploring the south ridge, he was surprised to find some clouds forming underneath him at 800ft, and then just before lunch the whole sky filled in very quickly at just under 1000ft, which rather messed up the aerotow!
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| The low clouds started thinning at sunset (Jill Harmer) |
After lunch, it was much less pleasant with no sun and it got a lot colder, but we continued with various card checks and other low circuit practice until the clouds started thinning again at sunset. - 36 flights in total. Happy New Year to everyone from the Thursday Regulars. - J&P
