The early morning sunshine clouded over leaving patches of orographic cloud at the west end of the airfield. Some more general low cloud passed through with a weak trough. So there was a lot of grass-cutting and general fettling at the private trailers during the morning.
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| K21s waiting their turn to try to stay on the ridge (Jill Harmer) |
After an early lunch, winch launching began in an increasing north westerly breeze. The ridge however proved a bit more fickle but was OK to park on whilst waiting for the next thermal to come through.
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| Mike checking if the rhododendrons are out yet on the 'walk' (Mike Sloggett) |
Chris Warnes in the Junior and Andrew Logan in ASW15 enjoyed the longer flights of nearly an hour.
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| Grey skies over North Hill (Mike Sloggett) |
Thanks also to 'the team of members' who rectified the Pawnee brake this week, Mark Courtney completed the taxying and test flight. 26 flights in total in a rather cold May Day. - Thanks All - J&P
