It was a quiet start after all the efforts of yesterday, but the Cross-country pilots were muttering 300kms with a worry of sea air coming in early........
Club Flying started with a light north easterly wind followed by a swift change of sides as a blow from the south east developed.
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| Simon Minson near Salisbury with ' typical Wiltshire clouds' (Simon Minson) |
The first club gliders started soaring at 11:00 and the private owners started launching at 12:00, Ron & Dan Johns in 711, Pete Startup in 230, Simon Minson in SM and Phil Morrison and John Pursey in DD3 set off for Candover Church near Lasham, and Martin Woolner in KMV, Rowan Smith in CLM and Wyn Davies in W7 decided to stay a little more local. Jeff Taberham 380, David Clements in CVV and Geoff Lawrence in HES also enjoyed some local soaring. Congratulations to David Cowley for completing his 2 hour flight in the Junior towards his cross-country endorsement.
By the middle of the afternoon, the sea air had gone through and a strong southerly with southwesterly gusts developed, causing a bit of a halt to launching whilst waiting for it to be more consistent. With the flying list complete, hangar flights were called.
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| 230 in a lovely polo field at Taunton (Pete Startup) |
The adventurers returned with Ron & Dan, Simon, completing the task, DD3 had to use the engine at Merryfield and 230 found a lovely large polo field near Taunton.- J&P
