As the low orographic cloud meant there was going to be a delayed start, some of us decided to DI and refuel all the vehicles. This then led on to other mundane but necessary ground tasks.
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| Getting the ground vehicles ready (Ashley Thomas) |
All available weak link cables were checked, cleaned and if necessary repaired.
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| Weak links and strops (Ashley Thomas) |
While the vehicle hangar was empty, it was swept to remove a build up of mud, grass and pine needles. The channels for the doors were also cleaned out to allow them to move freely. Separately to this others arriving on-site and packed away the Christmas decorations for another year. - Ashley Thomas
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| Instructor training (Mark Courtney) |
Meanwhile in the Briefing room, some DSGC and a couple of Dartmoor GS instructors were going through some Instructor training. At lunchtime, the skies started to look a little more promising and the gliders were readied for flying, but no sooner was the launch point set up, than some heavy drizzle appeared and more tea was called for.
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| This rainbow didn't have the hoped for pot of gold (Mark Courtney) |
The radar displays were again consulted and a new line of rain / drizzle had appeared in a progressive line from Barnstaple so after just a little more pondering everything was put away. - J&P
