The cloud cover at the start was hopefully not going to be an omen of the previous day. We started with waking the vehicles from their slumber in anticipation of a favourable decision from the weather gods.
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| A bit grey today (Mike Sloggett) |
Luckily we were not disappointed, the cloudbase was such that full height launches were near achievable at the start. After a weather check, first up was Matthew Howard for a couple of flights and the training list commenced in earnest. The single-seater list had a few keen members eager to get some stick time, however Andy Davey had the best air time of the day of 24 mins. Thanks to James Flory for flying the trial flight visitor (winch launches) which resulted in a smiling Caterina Gibbs.
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| Brighter at times (Mike Sloggett) |
Around midday the decision was made to break for lunch as the moisture in the air was not favourable for flying! The afternoon’s weather slightly improved which was appeasing to all as it meant the flying could continue for a good few hours, time was called after a cable break just before the gloom descended.
New skills were learnt by people today, myself attempting ‘the bubble’ and Matthew learning how to use the hose!
New skills were learnt by people today, myself attempting ‘the bubble’ and Matthew learning how to use the hose!
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| Washing the gliders (Mike Sloggett) |
Many thanks to the instructors and everyone today, with limited numbers and miserable conditions we achieved a lot, around 23 flights, it truly is a team effort to make it work. Thank you All. - Jacob Brook (newbie blogger)
