Sunday 26th March

Sunday had a real deja vu feeling about it; another very windy day with a strong easterlies and clear blue skies. There were fewer members than on Saturday but there was still an eagerness to fly, despite the chilly conditions. Ron Johns was Duty Instructor and took the first flight with Matt Williamson for his blue card check; very appropriate conditions for it. 

With Ron being the only full instructor on the field Sam Flory took advantage of his dad’s blue card rating and his flying account to have a couple of enjoyable flights in a K21 with his dad piloting from the back seat. Peter Startup and Paul Summers then took advantage of the spare K 21, but no one could manage more than about 10 minutes in the blustery broken wave, thermic conditions. As Ron began to work his way down the training list the cavalry arrived in the shape of Peter Warren and then John Burrow.  This allowed Ron to depart to take his ASH upcountry for its Annual and ARC. 

Despite having to swop sides as the wind veered Peter and John worked hard to make sure everyone flew.  Mike Fairclough enjoyed a couple of shortish trips in the Junior and John Borland was able to get another tick towards his Red Card. It was also Josh Dale's last chance to fly with the club for a while, before moving away.  Not a spectacular day for soaring, but a good days flying for blowing the cob webs away and enjoying some challenging but safe flying.  Thanks to Ron, Peter and JB for making it happen. - James Flory