Friday morning was not quite the forecast that we had hoped for - with low cloud, but there was some hope that conditions would improve in the afternoon.
James gave a briefing on airmanship and local airspace rules, and then Pete and James went through some spin training using the simulator. By lunchtime we were still hopeful for some flying weather and prepared the ground equipment ready.
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| Lovely late afternoon sky (Jill Harmer) |
And the skies cleared as the wind picked up and flying started at 16:00, initially the ridge was working well, aided by some rather boisterous thermals. So all the course members enjoyed their first ridge flights of the week, but by the time all 6 course members had flown, the wind went round to the north and the ridge stopped working.
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| August Course |
It was a good soarable course week with flying every day, interspersed with ground school and simulator training, all the course members made good progress towards their individual goals. Many thanks to the course helpers - Richard Harris, Aston Key and Jill Harmer and Course Instructors Pete Harmer and James Flory. - J&P
