A small but keen and enthusiastic group of members turned up today, filled with optimism that the weather might just be a tad better than the forecast.
The airfield had, as usual, drained well and the the wind strength and direction were such that the optimism continued to be maintained - it was just a question of whether the cloudbase would get high enough to allow some gliding to be achieved.
After some ground school briefings the decision was made to take one K21 out of the hangar and to set up the winch up in the South West corner of the airfield - having done so it became apparent that whilst much of the airfield had drained suitably that particular corner of the field was still quite wet and that therefore continually retrieving cables would cause unnecessary damage to the airfield surface. So, with cloudbase evidently deteriorating the decision was made to put everything away and dream of better days ahead...
As everyone wended their way home the only thing left to be done was a replacement of the Club sign...
The airfield had, as usual, drained well and the the wind strength and direction were such that the optimism continued to be maintained - it was just a question of whether the cloudbase would get high enough to allow some gliding to be achieved.
After some ground school briefings the decision was made to take one K21 out of the hangar and to set up the winch up in the South West corner of the airfield - having done so it became apparent that whilst much of the airfield had drained suitably that particular corner of the field was still quite wet and that therefore continually retrieving cables would cause unnecessary damage to the airfield surface. So, with cloudbase evidently deteriorating the decision was made to put everything away and dream of better days ahead...
As everyone wended their way home the only thing left to be done was a replacement of the Club sign...
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| Looking forward to some dry weather (Mike Sloggett) |
Happy New Year to all - Mike Sloggett
