Yet another inspired ad-hoc day call by our Chairman led to another successful day’s flying on Monday.
With a cold fresh start and some dew on the airfield, the blue skies dominated with a light westerly wind.
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| Private owners on the aerotow line (Jill Harmer) |
A reasonable number of retired members were able to take advantage of one of the best early spring days at North Hill this year. Incredibly, the field inspection showed that the airfield had drained well enough after the 9mm on Sunday, that even some carefully positioned winching would be possible.
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| Instructor Check flights (Jill Harmer) |
It was soarable from 11:30, once the cumulus clouds started popping over the airfield and Chris Mew in the Junior led the way, quickly followed by the line of private gliders for aerotows.
Pete Startup 230 and Robert Lee DKU enjoyed flights of 2½ hours with Pete venturing as far as MUD. Eric Alston G29 and Tom Sides DG1 made up the rest of the private glider grid.
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| North Hill airfield from the west (Peter Smith) |
Meanwhile, John Sillett and Peter Smith kept the 2-seater list going with training and check flights. 23 winch launches and 4 aerotows in total with 3-4 knot thermals to 3600ft above North Hill. - Jill Harmer
