Charlie Stuckey, Josh Funnell, Reuben Buss and Ross Pratt all achieved their goal of getting a red card rating by the end of the week, and Oscar Katzinski made excellent progress with Mark being very impressed with the aptitude and skill that he showed. Alan Stoneham returned to flying after around 10 years away after retiring as a BA Training Captain and found the soaring and feel of the glider fascinating and we can all expect to see him at the Club soon.
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| K21 is smaller than Alan is used to (Mark Courtney) |
We were fortunate with the weather all week, and by the end of the week all of us have come away having learnt and progressed even more than we had hoped to.
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| Josh trying out the back seat (Mark Courtney) |
A massive thank you to all the helpers who gave 100% in order to give us a great launch rate and gave their time for us. A good amount of ground training went on too with Reuben, Josh and Charlie all learning how to winch drive and be the Duty Launch Marshall with Alan and Oscar gaining valuable knowledge of glider handling and launching.
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| North Hill (Mike Sloggett) |
A brilliant experience which was always good fun and relaxed, wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing instructors. - Josh Funnell
