The first course day began in bright sunshine with clear blue sky in a light south westerly. The morning briefing was swiftly delivered by Mike Sloggett anticipating cloud cover later in the day. Glider DI’s were done and the launch point set up.
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| September Course (Mike Sloggett) |
Before launching could begin the sky had filled with clouds. After some delay the first flights took off but were back on the ground within minutes, and then the showers interrupted play.
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| Showers stopped play (Rob Rand) |
Peter Smith and Mike continued valiantly dodging the showers up to lunchtime managing to deliver flights for four of the course members.
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| A brighter afternoon (Mike Sloggett) |
The afternoon looked brighter but the wind had turned northwesterly and a cable break near the top of the launch sent the parachute into the woods. All enjoyed a romp down the hill where the chute was found and Hans Jenssen made the new splice.
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| Splicing practice (Rob Rand) |
At the end of the day all had had fun with a total of 18 flights flown. - Rob Rand
