Light Westerly with a hint of North and a lovely sunny start greeted the Thursday regulars. With no temptation of bacon butties, the hangar was emptied and flying started early. Flying started with a couple of aerotow checks and winching all day.
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| It's starting to look good....(Jill Harmer) |
Private owners rigged and joined the launch queues and it was soarable from early on, with just a short interlude while a rope break was sorted.
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| Private owners moving out (Jill Harmer) |
A quick break for lunch was made while the launch point was empty, conditions just got better and better despite a little bit of spreadout.
Pete Startup was very annoyed! undersetting as rasp had been a little indifferent, but as he managed to fly for 4 hours and claimed a new turning point he was so elated when he got back that he let Pete Bennett convert to a Discus.
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| "Once only offer yes or no - would you like to fly 230?" (Pete Bennett) |
From the BGA Ladder Pete Startup
"CRK-TIV 101Km
Mad, mad day. Forecast for the SW penninsula wasn't great so the day was unexpected, underforecast and underset. Continued on with last weeks failed task after going round this,
NTA - DUL-CWC-TIV 151Km
A re-run of last weeks failed task and a trip to CWC(Crowcombe House) up in the Quantocks, a turnpoint that I asked for but have never been too - very nice house. Great views up over Exmoor, Bridgwater Bay and up the Bristol channel.
Mix of thermal and convergences.
Great September day, just wish I'd seen it coming!"
Mad, mad day. Forecast for the SW penninsula wasn't great so the day was unexpected, underforecast and underset. Continued on with last weeks failed task after going round this,
NTA - DUL-CWC-TIV 151Km
A re-run of last weeks failed task and a trip to CWC(Crowcombe House) up in the Quantocks, a turnpoint that I asked for but have never been too - very nice house. Great views up over Exmoor, Bridgwater Bay and up the Bristol channel.
Mix of thermal and convergences.
Great September day, just wish I'd seen it coming!"
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| Forest Glade (Mike Sloggett) |
Well done to John Borland who was signed off on a Nav test with Pete Harmer in Rotax Falke successfully finding Mendip GC with detours on the way back.
The Trial lesson visitors enjoyed their Mile High flights, and Roger Spall form Canada returned to try out winch launching before returning home.
On a day when most found at least 1 thermal but finding the second proved tricky for some, 10 flights were over an hour with some benefiting from extending over lunch. 57 flights in total on a lovely September day - Thanks everyone - many grins. - J&P
