We were met with an unexpected, but welcome, strong Westerly ridge day at the Mynd . However it took us a while to get going after setting up the kit and waiting for Mark Courtney, Dave Weeks and Simon Leeson to come back from an hour's coffee in Church Stretton! After which we proceeded to help the Midland Gliding Club break there retrieve cable in 3 places and tangle it round the drum! 10 hours later fixed! Just in time for the mid-afternoon wave... with the long overdue morning check flights.
Oscar Leeson took the Discus down the ridge at 90kts, while Charlie Stuckey and Josh Funnell put the Mynd members to shame in the K6. This couldn't of happened without our newly reassigned ground crew Simon and Mark.
Oscar Leeson took the Discus down the ridge at 90kts, while Charlie Stuckey and Josh Funnell put the Mynd members to shame in the K6. This couldn't of happened without our newly reassigned ground crew Simon and Mark.
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| Josh and Charlie considering tactics with K6 (Ross Pratt) |
Daniel Hender operated the launch point with his super young keenness and a duvet wrapped round him.
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| Daniel keeping warm on the retrieve winch (Ross Pratt) |
Ruth was tied to the simulator and began to fall asleep.
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| Sally and Ruth keeping warm with coffee (Ross Pratt) |
All in all, it was a good day with us all having fun, watching Mark's course video and entertainment from Charlie in the bar. My check flight with Dave Crowson turning into a below ridge height beat up at 90kts in a K21 with aerobatics and 3 approaches... Thankfully just the one landing!
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| It's been a week of sunsets at the Long Mynd (Ross Pratt) |
And another super Mynd sunset - Ross Pratt
