The forecast was for a bright start, followed by low cloud expected later in the day, we walked the three available two-seaters and a Junior to the northwest corner, most of Somerset and part of Devon was blanketed with thick fog but it was clear over the high ground of the Blackdown Hills.
Some flights managed a full height launch, the low cloud drifted in and out at times - this situation was ideal for simulated launch failures.
After lunch and after a couple more launches, it was decided to call it a day because of the deteriorating weather conditions. - John Street.
Expeditions - Long Mynd
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| Heavy dew (Mark Layton) |
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| Great looking sky (Mark Layton) |
Expeditions - Long Mynd
After a briefing at about 9:00am, optimistically unpacking the hangar and setting up the ground equipment, the mist which had been in the valley made its way up onto the airfield. This put a stop to any idea of flying, so it was a quick run back to the clubhouse to grab a coffee, before we experienced the planned power cut at 10.00am.
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| Long Mynd in the mist (Mike Sloggett) |
The morning was then spent by the experienced modelers, fixing and prepping their model aircraft......
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| Fixing the towplane (Tom Sides) |
.......leaving most of the Juniors playing around on the simulator and laser tag! After lunch a group headed out for model flying, which as is common ended up with at least two crashes and breakages. Back to the clubhouse for another coffee to warm up!
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| Model Flying (Mark Courtney) |
Charlie and Josh visited Church Stretton for coffee, later they enjoyed “laser combat”.
A good day for the Juniors to bond as a group. Forecast tomorrow is 50/50. - Sally Hender
A good day for the Juniors to bond as a group. Forecast tomorrow is 50/50. - Sally Hender
