It was always going to be a tricky day for flying with showers forecast, but members were optimistic as ever....
But it was bright, cold and the humidity was rather high.
Alan Turner was first up in K21 with an aerotow, as the field was a little soft and muddy for winching, but just as the combination flew over the west ridge, some very nasty orographic cloud formed all around them. So Alan's flight turned into a very quick check flight with all landing back safely.
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| Alan Turner after his first short flight of 2019 (Mark Courtney) |
There was a bit of a pause after that...
Later, in the afternoon another attempt to take an aerotow resulted in a pull off on the ground run after the canopies misted up.
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| Nev Almond presenting XCSoar tutorial at North Hill |
In the evening there was a good gathering of members and visitors from Dartmoor GS for our first winter lecture of the season, we welcomed Nev Almond who presented a very good tutorial on XCSoar. Thanks also to Graham and Cheryl - North Hill Cafe for the dinner after. - J&P
