It was a low cloudy start, and a 'will it - won't it' clear? While we were waiting a length of winch rope was changed and all the glider batteries and chargers were labelled to help with the diagnosis of recent battery failures.
The wind was a bit lighter than forecast and it took a little longer to clear than expected, but as all the kit had already been prepared, everything was ready for a few simulated cable breaks to check out the lifting cloudbase.
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| Tug finding the breaking clouds (Mike Sloggett) |
Lunch was called to give the sky a chance to improve which it eventually did, cloudbase didn't get much above 2000ft but the gaps improved significantly. The sun came out and the humidity was still high, but thermals were quite strong, and it was locally soarable all afternoon.
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| Tom Sides with Preston in Perkoz (Mark Courtney) |
The Trial lesson visitors were rewarded for their patience, with soaring flights, as did Tom Sides and Peter Smith with their respective grandsons. - Total flying 24 winch launches and 6 aerotows in a reduced day. - J&P
