Well it was probably not too much of a surprise that with it being Father's Day as well as the day after the Club social and also with a fine, hot weather forecast but for anything other than soaring there were not too many members at the Club at the start of the day.
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| Mr Blue Sky (Mike Sloggett) |
However there was sufficient interest in flying so whilst the K21s and a Junior were brought out of the hangar Ron Johns as Duty Instructor considered the best location for the launch point - with a variable light wind, the decision was made to start with the cable run from the winch in the South West corner of the field to the launch point in the North East corner of the field. With the SkyLaunch out of action and awaiting repair, today provided much needed use of the SupaCat 'reserve' winch.
And mid-morning the first launches of the day were soon underway with odd thermals 'here and there' providing the opportunity for extended circuits.
With good teamwork between the limited number of members present, suitable progress was made with the flying list during the morning including two trial lessons.
And mid-morning the first launches of the day were soon underway with odd thermals 'here and there' providing the opportunity for extended circuits.
With good teamwork between the limited number of members present, suitable progress was made with the flying list during the morning including two trial lessons.
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| Tuggie enjoying the shade from the Pawnee (Guy Adams) |
Meanwhile, Dave Herbert and Lukasz Kieruczenko were busy setting up the wifi repeater ready for Competition Enterprise.
Around lunchtime, the wind decided to settle into more of an Easterly direction so the decision was made to land the K21s at the other end of the field and change ends for the afternoon.
And even though it was tempting, with the sunny weather, to stay in the shade of the Clubhouse for the rest of the day, with a flying list still to be progressed after lunch it was down to the North West corner of the field for the afternoon.
Around lunchtime, the wind decided to settle into more of an Easterly direction so the decision was made to land the K21s at the other end of the field and change ends for the afternoon.
And even though it was tempting, with the sunny weather, to stay in the shade of the Clubhouse for the rest of the day, with a flying list still to be progressed after lunch it was down to the North West corner of the field for the afternoon.
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| North Hill from a Mile High (Guy Adams) |
A further Trial Lesson was completed as well as K21 winch and aerotow training flights, but with some delays here and there for various reasons during the afternoon and with a rather humid feel to the air, it was decided to get everyone flown and plan to put the gliders/ground equipment away late afternoon.
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| Problems with the heat on expanding canopies (Mike Sloggett) |
Thank you to everyone who helped get fellow members into the air today. - Mike Sloggett
