A lovely winter's day in Twixmas, but the Thursday Regulars were missing - either still with the relatives, in far-flung places or at the Sales!
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| Stunning skies (Mark Courtney) |
But there were plenty of Instructors keen to take to the air and a sprinkling of members. There had been a touch of frost overnight, and the field was just a tad sticky with mud, so it was decided to leave the winch parked up and aerotow only.
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| Fog in the valleys (Mike Sloggett) |
The fog in the Exe estuary, the Crediton valley and to the East of the Blackdowns persisted all day, but North Hill was resplendent in the sunshine.
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| North Hill in the sunshine (Lisa Humphries) |
The Tug Pilots took turns until James Flory decided it was a perfect day for his first aerotow and then we couldn't get him out of the Pawnee- welcome to the DSGC Tuggie team!
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| Raif's first flight in a glider (James Hood) |
The Chairman's grandson Raif enjoyed his first flight in a glider, spotting his house, granddad's works and the kart track at Dunks.
Late in the day, a young solo pilot from Lasham Ollie, on holiday in Devon saw a glider flying and turned up to fly.
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| Clear blue skies (Stu Procter) |
15 aerotows and both Falkes were going round. - Thanks to everyone for a really nice day out. - J&P
