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
