A call to arms to rig the DG505 after annual inspection and to derig Junior FZF for the same reason brought a few members to the club on a dismal morning. There were also a few optimists eager to fly and between us mission was accomplished over lunch guided by Pete Harmer. The 505 was returned to the hangar and Dave Weeks set to with strange smelling chemicals to clean the wing tape residue to complete the task. He seemed very jovial afterwards for a while.
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| Hazy North Hill (Peter Smith) |
By this time it was early afternoon and the cloud lifted and sky brightened. A quick trip to the west end to plot the cable retrieve run and assess the wind strength (brisk SSW), then a K21 and a Junior followed across the field. First launch was after 3pm and with the second K21 brought out as well we flew until dusk. Every flight enjoyed some lift with Mike and Barbie setting the target (20mins) in the Junior.
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| Flying until dusk (Peter Smith) |
Everyone on the field flew and a good time was had by all. The approaches were truly character building, 12 launches in all to ~ 1500ft.
A rewarding day much better than the anticipation. Thank you to all present for great teamwork to achieve that. - Peter Smith
A rewarding day much better than the anticipation. Thank you to all present for great teamwork to achieve that. - Peter Smith
