DSGC’s Junior Club Expedition to the Mynd had an unusual start this year because we arrived at the club Friday afternoon in glorious sunshine! Early attendee’s were the Hender family, Ruth Comer, Myself, Simon (satnav Leeson) Dave Weeks,and Oscar Leeson. The familiar M5 half-term traffic made the journey a little slow. After the usual friendly greeting by the Mynd people it was time for dinner, later the “terrible trio" (Josh Funnell, Charlie Stuckey and Reuben Buss) turned up after leaving a little later from home.
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| DSGC Juniors Expedition Long Mynd (Mark Courtney) |
After the morning briefing we rigged the DG505, ASW20 and the Juniors K6. Reuben got cleared for solo by Simon L and waited for the expected wind to go more west in the afternoon.
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| DRE was rigged and Dan tries it for size! (Mark Courtney) |
Despite there being several holdups with the retrieve winch (very unusual for the Mynd) everyone got at least one flight each, as the day progressed it was possible to soar the ridge, not easy though because the ridge was “out of phase” with the wave.
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| Unreachable wave (Mark Courtney) |
The Mynd fleet is down by one K13 but with another K13, a K21, and a Grob, we hope that we can get everyone checked out on Sunday.
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| Dan's first flight at Long Mynd (Mark Courtney) |
Mike Sloggett arrived late in the evening after staying home to watch another thrilling football match at Plymouth Argyle (they lost again).
Ross Pratt arrives Sunday evening so the group will be at full strength.- Mark Courtney
Ross Pratt arrives Sunday evening so the group will be at full strength.- Mark Courtney
