Considering the good forecast, it was a very quiet start with just enough members to operate, but that situation soon changed as the late arrivals turned up.
![]() |
Launch queue (David Clements) |
The sky was fairly blue to start with, but thermals were expected about lunchtime and that was exactly what happened.
![]() |
Andy and Pete getting ready (David Clements) |
Pete Startup 230, Andy Williams FUN, Eric Alston G29 and Andy Davey M rigged their own gliders and all were rewarded with good flights, Eric had the longest flight again but this time he had quite a bit of help from from his iron thermal.
![]() |
Nice looking sky (David Clements) |
It was a good job the field was nice and dry because the tug was out for it's annual, considering the light wind we were getting good high launches.
![]() |
Busy launch point (David Clements) |
Glenn Turpin and John Street were the instructors and we got through the list just as the canopies started to mist up, not a bad day's flying for the first week in February. - John Street.