A keen group of members had most of the Club gliders out of the hangar before 9am and with a forecast of a North Easterly wind the launch point and winch were set up for launches from the South West corner of the airfield. Both K21s, the Perkoz and the Juniors were soon being walked down to the other end of the field. With the weather forecast suggesting that cloudbase would not be high enough for Trial Lessons the tug was left in the hangar in the hope that the actual weather for the day might be better than the forecast.
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| Dave Cowley tries out the Perkoz (Mike Sloggett) |
And then it was on with the flying list, the cloudbase being just high enough to allow full height launches - for those members wishing to practice winch launches, circuit planning and landings the weather was ideal. With James Flory, Glenn Turpin, Stu Proctor and Mike Sloggett working their way through the flying list everyone had flown at least once during the morning so with the skies getting greyer and greyer a decision was made to stop for lunch.
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| And John Street in the back seat (Mike Sloggett) |
After lunch everyone who wanted to fly again was able to do so with various members flying the Perkoz for the first time. There were hints of blue here and there during the afternoon amongst a brightening sky and with cloudbase slightly higher than in the morning but the afternoon was simply more circuits - for those who needed to practice same it continued to be ideal weather!
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| Perkoz derigged for 50hr inspection (Mike Sloggett) |
Late afternoon hangar flights were completed and the Perkoz was taken down to the workshop ahead of being de-rigged for some standard checks following the glider’s introduction to the Club fleet.
During the day Stu Proctor flew with Tom Sides in the Perkoz to complete Tom’s acceptance checks, Well Done Tom on joining the Instructor team. A particular thank you to Rob, Sally and Lorna, Neil and Caelin for their help with various ground duties which was much appreciated, particularly as none of them are flying members. - Mike Sloggett
During the day Stu Proctor flew with Tom Sides in the Perkoz to complete Tom’s acceptance checks, Well Done Tom on joining the Instructor team. A particular thank you to Rob, Sally and Lorna, Neil and Caelin for their help with various ground duties which was much appreciated, particularly as none of them are flying members. - Mike Sloggett
