Fri 7th June - Course Summary

The starting point has to be thanks to our instructors, Guy Adams and John Sillett for helping us get the very most out of the weather. The course started at 08:30 Monday morning prompt with Tim  Powell, Jim Binning, Brian Knight, Sue Dyson, Mark Errington and Gordon Hutchinson defining their aims and wishes. Then straight into getting the aircraft ready and starting to fly. That willingness to work as a close team exchanging experience as well as stories kept us maximizing the opportunities we had to fly! all week. The great use of available weather just kept on giving us, a good flying return. 

June Course (Jill Harmer)

The week's weather forecast last Sunday had not been particularly good, but we managed to reach a total of 18hours in the air, over four very good flying days.

Preparing to fly (Jim Binning)

Our interaction with the mid-week flyers (reported elsewhere) increased the teamwork and chat, but more importantly reinforced the strong group enthusiasm. We all gained much and while doing lectures and course review on  Friday (the only day we lost to the changeable conditions) we all considered it a successful course.

Great Teamwork (Jim Binning)

Thanks also to Robert Lee, Hans Jenssen, Alann Mounce and Jill Harmer for providing the support to let us all, concentrate on the flying.

All of those of us on the course agreed the following outcomes, sufficient circuits (ticked), soaring flights (ticked), stretching conditions occasionally (ticked),great company (with an enjoyable course dinner on the Thursday night) (ticked) and FUN (multiple tick’s) all resulted in a very enjoyable week with the vast majority of our initial aims achieved. - Gordon Hutchinson