Lovely sunny springlike morning at North Hill (at least at ground level) with a light south easterly wind. Early arrivals got things set up with both K21s, a Junior and the DG505.
By 11:00, we had managed quite a few launches from the north west corner of the field. However from the air the visibility was seriously murky and Martin Woolner decreed that we should have not more than two gliders in the air at once, later reduced to an even more draconian (safety conscious) one glider in the air at any one time.
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Some very fickle bits of lift were noted by the more able/lucky pilots although in general flights were limited to around 10 minutes. Flying continued through lunch until around 2:30 when Steve Westlake (afternoon duty instructor) decided that we should change ends ......This was done with great efficiency and alacrity and flying continued until around 5:30.
Mark W had the first successful 1:1 of the year with Rowan in the back seat. He was very pleased with the progress he made from the concentrated effort.
Mark W had the first successful 1:1 of the year with Rowan in the back seat. He was very pleased with the progress he made from the concentrated effort.
No epic flights but a good time was had by all. - Mike Horwood
