Wed 15th January

Wednesday was sandwiched between a diabolical day on Tuesday and an equally diabolical forecast for Thursday, the Wednesday club arrived to the " sunlit uplands of North Hill".
The aerotow queue (David Clements)
The gliders were out of the hangar and their daily inspections done under the expert supervision of James Flory. The only problem was the canopies would not de-mist so back into the clubhouse  for a lecture by James on aerotowing. This was very apt because of the delicate condition of the airfield surface, and after a field inspection it was decided it would be aerotows only.
Takeoff  (David Clements)
We had a long list and because of the delayed start we decided to limit the flight times to 30min, from the first launch it was obvious it was going to be a good soaring day, we had a kind of wave with ridge lift and for a while before lunch a cloud street to just under 3,000ft.
Pawnee on approach (David Clements)
We managed 15 aerotows the instructing was done by James Flory, Pete Field and John Street the aerotows by James Flory, Peter Field and Pete Harmer.
Lunchtime shower (Mark Layton)
Everyone who wanted to fly had a good flight and brushed up on their aerotowing. - John Street