After yesterday’s continuous gloomy skies, today saw a much brighter day dawn. As well as the Course members a good number of Club members arrived all keen to see whether the wind strength and direction would be as forecast.
The conditions suggested there might be the opportunity for some flying before the wind strength increased so both K21s were brought out of the hangar and daily inspections completed. The Course members took the K21s across to the launch point in the North East corner of the airfield and flying was soon underway. The Thursday Regulars decided to watch and learn in a socially distanced circle by the hangar!
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| South ridge was working (Mike Sloggett) |
The first K21 flight achieved a full height launch, so cloudbase was not going to be an immediate problem, but it was evident that the freshening southerly wind would make circuits, approaches and landings quite interesting - as were the actual outcomes.
After seven flights, it became clear that the approach and landing had become too demanding for Course members so the gliders and ground equipment were put away for the day. Longest flight was 14 minutes with the south ridge working well.
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| Harvey with John Sillett in the Simulator |
After lunch the Club simulator was brought into use for Simon Stanley and Harvey Skeggs to practice stall recognition and spin recovery, whilst Dan Hender and Charlie Broderick were wading through the Bronze and Beyond questions. Some planning for next week's task week was underway with a new What's App group created for those taking part. - Mike Sloggett
