As is often said all good things must come to an end. With today being the last day of the official expedition to Midland GC it was a question of looking at the weather forecast and deciding whether to de-rig gliders or to fly for the seventh day in a row.
After much musing and consideration the decision was made to start de-rigging some of the private gliders whilst the DG505 was taken across to the launchpoint which for the first time in several days was set up at the Northerly end of the airfield.
After much musing and consideration the decision was made to start de-rigging some of the private gliders whilst the DG505 was taken across to the launchpoint which for the first time in several days was set up at the Northerly end of the airfield.
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| Final flights at The Long Mynd (Mike Sloggett) |
With a very light wind George V was able to complete a further flight in the K23 making the most of the improving thermals, albeit to a cloudbase of only 1000' above the airfield.
Meanwhile Dave Cowley was able to make further progress in relation to regaining his flying currency with two flights with Simon Leeson in the DG505. Ray Buzza (DG100 - LRN) also took the opportunity to fly during the morning.
And then with traffic conditions predicted to be "interesting" due to the start of Easter holidays for many people it was decided that the last flight of the expedition for the DG505 should be completed by 'Lucky George' who readily demonstrated how comfortable he had become in the front seat of the DG505, earning praise from Mike Sloggett for his flying skills.
Meanwhile Dave Cowley was able to make further progress in relation to regaining his flying currency with two flights with Simon Leeson in the DG505. Ray Buzza (DG100 - LRN) also took the opportunity to fly during the morning.
And then with traffic conditions predicted to be "interesting" due to the start of Easter holidays for many people it was decided that the last flight of the expedition for the DG505 should be completed by 'Lucky George' who readily demonstrated how comfortable he had become in the front seat of the DG505, earning praise from Mike Sloggett for his flying skills.
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| Some of the expedition group (Simon Leeson) |
And so the DG505 was de-rigged as well as several other DSGC private gliders, and farewells were said to our hosts at Midland GC who had. as ever, welcomed DSGC members 'en bloc' and provided all relevant help and support for us all to get airborne during the week. And then it was time for the DG505 and ASW 20 (ENW) to start off down the long winding road from The Mynd, homeward bound... - Mike Sloggett
