1st call for an ad-hoc day of the season based on the forecasts of the previous couple of days. But on looking at the sky this morning with it's 8/8ths overcast I wondered if it was the 1st mistake of the season! Still, I had faith that it would be at least reasonable local soaring so we went ahead.
Most people had obviously looked at the same sky so only 3 took up the offer - Pete S in 230, Wyn in W7 and Ron with Dan in 711 who were at least keen to rig the ASH ready for the good weather.
With the late start and forecast early finish I set a very conservative task of 104km, NHL - BEA - WEG - CUL - NHL, which is a task I have in mind to replace one of the other Club 100 tasks which are a bit samey(and people don't seem to like going to Tiverton much!). If I decide to go with this as a new club task, it can of course be flown in either direction and no pre flight declaration is required.
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| Ron Johns and Pete Startup (Phil Morrison) |
Conditions were quite good once it got going and all 3 got round in reasonable times with some nice climbs to just over 3,000' QFE and not much wind, about 8kts from the SE which helped on the second leg from BEA to WEG.
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| W7 got back home today (Wyn Davies) |
Wyn then had to land and leave for some domestics, Ron played around in some sea air convergency stuff and Pete went off around the other Club 100 TIE - YEO although sea air messing with the sky around Yeovil made it much trickier(and slower) than the first task.
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| Long wings give long shadows (Dan Johns) |
Many thanks to Barbie for tugging and Phil Morrison for general dogsbodying and not flying.- Pete Startup
